A N Riding of Yorkshire is one of the tierce traditional subdivisions of the English county of Yorkshire. A others come a West Riding of Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire. A Ridings come a ancient divisions of Yorkshire & were recognised intrinsically inside 1888 when each was given its have county council.

Within 1974 a Riding was abolished for administrative purposes, and the majority became section of the fresh county of North Yorkshire (which also involved tremendously of the northern rural a share of the old West Riding too when York itself & a northern and eastern fringes of the old East Riding). South Teesdale was transferred to County Durham, whilst Middlesbrough and Redcar became part of Cleveland (& come today around independent one authorities - and a portion of North Yorkshire for ceremonial purposes).

Proposed resurrections

In trio occasions the resurrection of the N Riding of Yorkshire for local government purposes has been suggested. In a period of the 1990s UK local government reform, the Banham Commission suggested uniting Richmondshire, Hambleton, Ryedale and Scarborough districts in the freshly unitary authority called 'North Riding of Yorkshire'. Late, a food and drug administration proposed renaming the county of North Yorkshire the 'North Riding of Yorkshire'. This wwhen turned down as incompatible.

In the period of the farther local government read in the 2000s as part of the preperations for the regional assembly referendums, a 'North Riding of Yorkshire' one authority consisting of Richmondshire, Hambleton, Ryedale & Scarborough was once more suggested. All a same, a Commission withdrew this in favor even or deuce a single authorities, one for Hambleton & Richmondshire, the more for Ryedale & Scarborough.