Humberside
Sign in to saveHumberside () was a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in Northern England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. It was composed of land from either side of the Humber, created from portions of the East Riding of Yorkshire, West Riding of Yorkshire, and the northern part of Lindsey, Lincolnshire. The county council's headquarters was County Hall at Beverley, inherited from East Riding County Council. Its largest settlement and only city was Kingston upon Hull. Other notable towns included Goole, Beverley, Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Bridlington. The county stretched from Wold Newt
Key facts
- Historic subdivision.Name
- Humberside
- Historic subdivision.Motto
- United we Flourish
- Historic subdivision.HQ
- Beverley
- Historic subdivision.Status
- Non-metropolitan county
- Historic subdivision.Start
- 1974
- Historic subdivision.End
- 1996
- Historic subdivision.Origin
- Humber Estuary and environs
- Historic subdivision.Replace
- East Riding of Yorkshire Hull North Lincolnshire North East Lincolnshire
- Historic subdivision.Map
- 220px|HumbersideHumberside within England in 1974
- Historic subdivision.Arms
- 150px|The Arms of Humberside County CouncilCoat of arms of the county council
- Historic subdivision.Code
- 27
- Historic subdivision.CodeName
- ONS code
- Historic subdivision.PopulationFirst
- 847,230
- Historic subdivision.PopulationFirstYear
- 1973
- Historic subdivision.PopulationSecond
- 843,280
- Historic subdivision.PopulationSecondYear
- 1981
- Historic subdivision.PopulationLast
- 858,040
- Historic subdivision.PopulationLastYear
- 1991
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Name
- Formation
- Governance
- Districts
- Coat of arms
- Abolition
- Postal counties
- Legacy
- Hull and Humber Ports city region
- Enterprise zone
- See also
- References
- External links
Humberside () was a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in Northern England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. It was composed of land from either side of the Humber, created from portions of the East Riding of Yorkshire, West Riding of Yorkshire, and the northern part of Lindsey, Lincolnshire. The county council's headquarters was County Hall at Beverley, inherited from East Riding County Council. Its largest settlement and only city was Kingston upon Hull. Other notable towns included Goole, Beverley, Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Bridlington. The county stretched from Wold Newton at its northern tip to a different Wold Newton at its southernmost point.
Humberside bordered North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire to the south-west, and Lincolnshire to the south. It faced east towards the North Sea.