North Riding of Yorkshire North Riding of Yorkshire The North Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three historic subdivisions (ridings) of the English county of Yorkshire, alongside the East and West ridings. From the Restoration it was used as a lieutenancy area, having been part of the Yorkshire lieutenancy previously. The three ridings were treated as three counties for many purposes, such as having separate quarter sessions. An administrative county was created with a county council in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888 on the historic boundaries. In 1974 both the administrative county and the Lieutenancy of the North Riding of Yorkshire
Kent (Ontario electoral district) of Chatham and Zone, and including the city of Chatham, the town of Tilbury and the village of Wheatley. In 1947, it was redefined as consisting of the county of Kent, excluding the townships of Camden and Zone, and that part of the township of Chatham formerly known as the Gore of Chatham; but including the city of Chatham, the town of Tilbury and the village of Wheatley. The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistibuted between Kent—Essex and Lambton—Kent ridings. The electoral district of Kent was recreated a second time from Kent—Essex and Lambton—Kent ridings 1976.