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
Kent (Ontario electoral district) East and Kent West ridings. The electoral district of Kent was recreated from Kent West and Kent East in 1914, and consisted of the county of Kent, excluding the townships of Zone and Camden. In 1924, it was redefined as consisting of the part of the county of Kent lying west or south of and including the Gore of Chatham, the township of Chatham and the river Thames, but excluding the town of Tilbury and the village of Wheatley. In 1933, it was redefined as consisting of the county of Kent, excluding the townships of Camden, Gore of Camden, Gore