 |
About North Yorkshire - North Yorkshire has an approximate admin population of 582,000 and total area population of 1,050,000 (2005). North Yorkshire is located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England partly in North East England. The area under the control of the county council is divided into a number of local government districts; they are Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate, Richmondshire, Ryedale, Scarborough and Selby. North Yorkshire was formed on in 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.
|