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| − | [[File:West Riding locator in England.svg|thumb|The West | + | [[File:West Riding locator in England.svg|thumb|The West Riding shown within England]]The '''West Riding''' is one of the historic divisions of the county of [[Yorkshire]], along with the [[North Riding]] and [[East Riding]]. |
At the reorganisation of local government in 1974 the West Riding was abolished. The major part of the area was formed into two new [[metropolitan county|metropolitan counties]], [[West Yorkshire]] and [[South Yorkshire]], and smaller parts were absorbed into [[Lancashire]], [[Cumbria]], [[North Yorkshire]], [[Greater Manchester]], and the reconstituted [[East Riding of Yorkshire]]. | At the reorganisation of local government in 1974 the West Riding was abolished. The major part of the area was formed into two new [[metropolitan county|metropolitan counties]], [[West Yorkshire]] and [[South Yorkshire]], and smaller parts were absorbed into [[Lancashire]], [[Cumbria]], [[North Yorkshire]], [[Greater Manchester]], and the reconstituted [[East Riding of Yorkshire]]. | ||
Revision as of 18:28, 19 March 2014
The West Riding is one of the historic divisions of the county of Yorkshire, along with the North Riding and East Riding.
At the reorganisation of local government in 1974 the West Riding was abolished. The major part of the area was formed into two new metropolitan counties, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire, and smaller parts were absorbed into Lancashire, Cumbria, North Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, and the reconstituted East Riding of Yorkshire.
- We've so far found no LGBT history for this district. If you know of anything we should be including, please let us know.
