Holderness (borough)

Holderness

Holderness shown within Humberside
Area
 • 1974 133,593 acres (540.63 km2)[1]
Population
 • 1973[2] 42,610
 • 1992[3] 51,800
History
 • Created 1974
 • Abolished 1996
 • Succeeded by East Riding of Yorkshire
Status Non-metropolitan district,
Borough
 • HQ Skirlaugh
 • Motto Think Right : Do Right

Holderness was a local government district and borough in northern England, named for the Holderness peninsula.

It was formed on 1 April 1974 along with the non-metropolitan county of Humberside in which it was situated. It was formed from part of the administrative county of Yorkshire, East Riding, namely:

On 1 April 1996, Humberside and the borough were abolished, and it became part of the new unitary East Riding of Yorkshire.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 60. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
  2. ↑ Registrar General's annual estimated figure mid 1973
  3. ↑ OPCS Key Population and Vital Statistics 1992
  4. ↑ "The Humberside (Structural Change) Order 1995". Office of Public Sector Information. 1995. Retrieved 12 January 2009.

Coordinates: 53°47′42″N 0°10′19″W / 53.795°N 0.172°W / 53.795; -0.172


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