History of the East Riding of Yorkshire History of the East Riding of Yorkshire The East Riding of Yorkshire is a local government district with unitary authority status, and is a ceremonial county of England. It is named after the historic East Riding of Yorkshire which was one of three ridings alongside the North Riding and West Riding, which were constituent parts a Yorkshire ceremonial and administrative county until 1974. From 1974 to 1996 the area of the modern East Riding of Yorkshire constituted the northern part of Humberside. As a ceremonial county, the East Riding of Yorkshire borders North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, and includes
Hastings West Hastings West Hastings West was a federal electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Hastings, divided into three ridings: Hastings West, Hastings East and Hastings North. The West Riding consisted of the Town of Belleville, the Township of Sydney, and the Village of Trenton. In 1903, the county of Hastings was divided into two ridings: Hastings West and Hastings East. The west riding consisted of the townships of Sydney,