What are the Yorkshire Ridings?

The Three Ridings of Yorkshire are the ancient divisions of the county, and the creation of the Norse period from which Yorkshire itself arose.
Yorkshire, as the largest county in the United Kingdom, is most conveniently divided - and the three ridings are the fundamental geographical and cultural divisions of the shire.
The three ridings surround the City of York, their boundaries meeting at the walls of the city: thus York within the walls is the only part of Yorkshire outside any of the ridings.
The three are:
1️⃣ East Riding
2️⃣ North Riding
3️⃣ West Riding
Learn more about the origins, history and geography of the Yorkshire Ridings in this video.
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[@ianbennett1491]

1974 caused utter confusion and still do today..The post office and local media both equally to blame.

[@RealCounties]

Thanks for your comment! 👍 We agree wholeheartedly. Implementing our objectives would go a long way to remedying the mess and confusion created in 1974 and the fallout that we still experience today.

[@stewy62]

I never realised that the three ridings intersected at York, although obviously it makes perfect sense.

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Thanks for your comment - we’re glad you found the presentation useful! 👍

[@bravo2966]

Very informative, thank you.

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[@sisi2484]

Something you never mentioned ..the roots of Yorkshire from the times before Wessex and Norman occupation ... ie Northumbrian and Danelaw era. Yorkshire was actually larger . You mentioned lindsey and British occupied Ireland. I'm suprised you didn't mention the other Ridings and other Yorkshire that existed in America...in present day NYC , Long Island, Westchester county area .en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_Shire_(Province_of_New_York)

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Thanks for your comment! 👍 We learnt something today - as we weren’t aware of the ridings in America! 🇺🇸