West Riding of Yorkshire West Riding of Yorkshire The West Riding of Yorkshire (abbrev.: "County of York (W.R.)") is one of the three historic administrative subdivisions of the county of Yorkshire that were recognized in England from 1889 to 1974. The division was made in the past due to the great size of Yorkshire relative to other counties. The other two ridings are the North Riding of Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire (see map at right). From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county, the area under the control of West Riding County Council was based closely on the earlier historic boundaries. The
Dave Ridings of ex-Hilton Park teammates. Dave Ridings David "Dave" Ridings (born 27 February 1970) is an English retired footballer who played in the Football League for Halifax Town, Lincoln City and Crewe Alexandra. On 24 August 1996 he joined Leigh RMI just an hour before the transfer deadline, enabling him to make his debut for the club, as a substitute, in the 3-1 Northern Premier League Division One home defeat to Droylsden later that afternoon. In 2002, he turned down the offer of a new 12-month contract with Leigh to join Stalybridge Celtic, linking up with former Leigh assistant manager David