Riding

:This article is about the riding as a unit of local government and as an electoral district; for usage of the more common homonym, a form of the verb to ride, see horse and related articles such as riding animal.

British Isles

Traditionally, Yorkshire has three ridings, East, North, and West, which were themselves subdivided into wapentakes.

Related Topics:
Yorkshire - East - North - West - Wapentake

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The ridings had separate county councils until 1974. A local government body called East Riding of Yorkshire was reestablished in 1996.

Related Topics:
County council - 1974 - East Riding of Yorkshire - 1996

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Lindsey, a subdivision of Lincolnshire, also possessed Ridings, in this case the North, West, and South ridings.

Related Topics:
Lindsey - Lincolnshire - North - West - South

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County Tipperary in the Republic of Ireland was divided in the 19th century into two (not three) ridings, Tipperary North Riding and Tipperary South Riding ? the divisions remain but these have since been renamed simply 'North Tipperary' and 'South Tipperary'.

Related Topics:
County Tipperary - Republic of Ireland - 19th century - Tipperary North Riding - Tipperary South Riding

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• The term farthing (from four-thing) is analogous for quarters of a county. Gloucestershire was once divided into Farthings, and in the fictional universe of Middle-earth, The Shire is divided into four Farthings.