Original Map of Yorkshire
This map of Yorkshire from 1904 shows the true boundaries of Yorkshire.
Yorkshire stretched from Hull in the East Ridings to Sedburgh in the north West.
Yorkshire’s boundaries were changed in 1974. It abolished the shires and implemented the much disliked new county’s of Humberside (east Ridings).
Some parts of Yorkshire were given away to:
- Cumbria – Sedburgh district
- Durham – Stratforth district
- Lancashire (shame!) – Bowland, Barnoldswick, Earby
Instead of the ridings Yorkshire was split into North, South and West. There was no East Yorkshire except the disgrace of Humberside!
[...] the Yorkshire White Rose flag over Humberside County Council – reclaiming the East Riding for the Republic of Greater Yorkshire. The flag was unravelled to great rejoicing from the [...]
Pingback by Yorkshire Independence Movement « Yorkshire - God’s Own County — April 1, 2009 @ 5:28 am
The county though did gain small areas of land in the south from Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
Comment by lee954 — April 12, 2009 @ 9:04 am