'North Yorkshire' is a
non-metropolitan or shire county, located in the
Yorkshire and the Humber region of
England, and a
ceremonial county in that region and also partly in
North East England. Created in 1974 by the
Local Government Act 1972 [1] it covers an area of 8,654 km², making it the
largest county in England.
Divisions and environs
The area under the control of the county council, or
shire county, is divided into a number of local government districts; they are
Craven,
Hambleton,
Harrogate,
Richmondshire,
Ryedale,
Scarborough and
Selby.
[2]
The
Department for Communities and Local Government did consider reorganising North Yorkshire County Council's administrative structure by abolishing the seven district councils and the county council to create a North Yorkshire
unitary authority. The changes were planned to be implemented no later than
1 April 2009.
[3][4] This was rejected on
25 July 2007 so the County Council and District Council structure will remain.
[5]
York,
Middlesbrough and
Redcar and Cleveland are
unitary authority boroughs which form part of the ceremonial county for various functions such as the
Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire, but do not come under county council control. Uniquely for a district in England,
Stockton-on-Tees is split between North Yorkshire and County Durham for this purpose. Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar and Cleveland boroughs form part of the
North East England region.
[6]
The area including the unitary authorities, or
ceremonial county, borders
East Riding of Yorkshire,
South Yorkshire,
West Yorkshire,
Lancashire,
Cumbria and
County Durham.
Physical features
Within North Yorkshire are the
North York Moors and most of the
Yorkshire Dales; two of eleven areas of countryside within England and Wales to be officially designated as a
national park. The highest point is
Whernside, on the Cumbrian border, at 2414 feet (736 m).
History
North Yorkshire was formed on
1 April,
1974 as a result of the
Local Government Act 1972, and covers most of the lands of the
historic North Riding, as well as the northern half of the
West Riding, the northern and eastern fringes of the
East Riding of
Yorkshire and the former
county borough of York.
York became a
unitary authority independent of North Yorkshire on
1 April 1996,
[7] and at the same time Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and areas of Stockton-on-Tees south of the river became part of North Yorkshire for ceremonial purposes, having been part of
Cleveland from 1974 to 1996.
Economy
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of North Yorkshire at current basic prices
published (pp.240-253) by ''Office for National Statistics'' with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.
| Year | Regional Gross Value Added[8] | Agriculture[9] | Industry[10] | Services[11] |
|---|
| 1995 | '7,278' | 478 | 2,181 | 4,618 |
| 2000 | '9,570' | 354 | 2,549 | 6,667 |
| 2003 | '11,695' | 390 | 3,025 | 8,281 |
Towns and villages
★
Arncliffe,
Ampleforth,
Appleton-le-Moors
★
Bedale,
Bellerby,
Boroughbridge,
Borrowby,
Botton Village,
Brompton, ''
Brotton'',
Buckden,
Buttercrambe,
★
Castleton,
Catterick,
Catterick Garrison,
Cawood,
Clapham,
Conistone,
Coxwold
★
Dalton (Hambleton),
Dalton (Richmondshire),
Danby Wiske
★
Easby,
Easingwold,
Egton,
Egton Bridge,
Embsay
★
Filey
★
Gargrave,
Giggleswick,
Glasshouses,
Goathland,
Grassington,
Great Ayton,
Grosmont
★
Harrogate,
Hawes, ''
Haxby'',
Hebden,
Helmsley,
Helperby,
Horton in Ribblesdale,
Hunmanby, ''
Huntington''
★
Ingleton
★
Kettlewell,
Kilnsey,
Kirkbymoorside,
Knaresborough
★
Leyburn,
Linton,
Litton,
Long Marston,
Lund
★
Malham,
Malton,
Masham, ''
Marske-by-the-Sea'',
Middleham, ''
Middlesbrough, ''
Muker
★ ''
New Marske'',
Northallerton, ''
Norton-on-Derwent''
★
Osmotherley
★
Pateley Bridge,
Pickering
★
Ravenscar, ''
Redcar'',
Reeth,
Richmond,
Rievaulx,
Ripon,
Robin Hood's Bay,
Romanby
★ ''
Saltburn'',
Scarborough,
Scawton,
Scorton,
Scruton,
Selby,
Settle,
Sheriff Hutton,
Sicklinghall,
Skipton,
Sowerby,
Starbotton,
Stockton-on-the-Forest,
Stokesley,
Streetlam,
Sherburn-in-Elmet,
Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe
★
Tadcaster,
Thirsk, ''
Thornaby-on-Tees'',
Thornton-le-Beans,
Thornton-le-Dale,
Thornton Steward,
Thrintoft,
Thwaite
★
Wass,
Welburn,
Whitley,
Whitby
★
Yafforth,''
Yarm'', ''
York''
Italicised locations lie outside the current North Yorkshire shire county.
Places of interest
★
Ampleforth College
★
Bolton Abbey
★
Byland Abbey -
English Heritage (EH)
★
Bolton Castle
★
Catterick Garrison
★
Cleveland Hills
★
Drax
★
Duncombe Park stately home
★
Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
★
Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo
★
Fountains Abbey
★
Castle Howard and the
Howardian Hills
★
Helmsley Castle - EH
★
Lightwater Valley
★
Malham Cove
★
Middleham Castle
★
Mount Grace Priory - EH
★
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
★
Ormesby Hall - Palladian Mansion
★
Rievaulx Abbey - EH
★
Selby Abbey
★
Shandy Hall - stately home
★
Skipton Castle
★
Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications - EH
★
Studley Royal Park
★
Wharram Percy
★
Whitby Abbey
★
Yorkshire Air Museum
References
1. Arnold-Baker, C., ''Local Government Act 1972'', (1973)
2. North Yorkshire County Council - Transport map of shire county divided into districts
3. North Yorkshire County Council - New Council for North Yorkshire
4. Communities and Local Government - Proposals for future unitary structures: Stakeholder consultation
5. Decision letter: North Yorkshire County Council
6. North East Assembly - List of local authorities and members
7. OPSI - ''The North Yorkshire (District of York) (Structural and Boundary Changes) Order 1995''
8. Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
9. includes hunting and forestry
10. includes energy and construction
11. includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
External links
★
North Yorkshire Guide Guide from NorthYorks.com
★
BBC North Yorkshire North Yorkshire features, videos & pics from the BBC
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