The Borough of East Yorkshire was one of nine local government districts of the county of Humberside, England from 1 April 1974 to 1 April 1996.
| North Wolds East Yorkshire | |
|---|---|
 East Yorkshire district shown within Humberside | |
| Area | |
| • 1974 | 258,019 acres (1,044.17 km2)[1] |
| Population | |
| • 1973[2] | 67,920 |
| • 1992[3] | 86,700 |
| History | |
| • Created | 1974 |
| • Abolished | 1996 |
| • Succeeded by | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Status | Borough |
| • HQ | Pocklington |
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The district was created as North Wolds, but was renamed by resolution of the council on 1 February 1981[4] (the Borough of Beverley was renamed to include 'East Yorkshire' in its name the same year, leading to the borough's councillors accusing North Wolds councillors of "usurping" the name).[5] North Wolds council had made an earlier attempt in 1973, a year before it formally came into existence, to be named "Bridlington and Yorkshire Wolds", however this was struck down by the Department of the Environment.[6][7]
The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 by the amalgamation of a number of areas formerly in the administrative county of Yorkshire, East Riding: namely the municipal borough of Bridlington, Driffield urban district, Driffield Rural District, Pocklington Rural District and most of Bridlington Rural District.
The district was abolished in 1996, and merged into the new East Riding of Yorkshire local government district, which covers a much larger area.
References
edit- ^ Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 60. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
- ^ Registrar General's annual estimated figure mid 1973
- ^ OPCS Key Population and Vital Statistics 1992
- ^ "It's official: Council goes East Yorkshire". Hull Daily Mail. 30 January 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 17 October 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Double take for East Yorkshire". Hull Daily Mail. 28 February 1981. p. 4. Retrieved 17 October 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Wolds shock for Bridlington area". Hull Daily Mail. 27 March 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 17 October 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wolds' new council a 'bread and butter' partnership". Hull Daily Mail. 27 November 1973. p. 9. Retrieved 17 October 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
It was finally agreed to recommend the council to seek a change of name to Bridlington and Yorkshire Wolds District Council, though members were told that the Department of the Environment had said that "double-barrelled" names were undesireable.
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