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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 Newt

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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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Wikidata facts

Population
858040
Image
HumberBridge.jpg
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Commons category
Humberside
inception
1974-04-01
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1996-03-31
P12749
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13 sections
Contents
  • 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.

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