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{{short description|County of England}}
{{redirect|East Yorkshire}}
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{{Use British English|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox English county
| official_name = East Riding of Yorkshire
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| image_caption = Clockwise from top: [[Flamborough Head]];  the [[Humber Bridge]], which links the county to [[Lincolnshire]]; and [[Hull Minster]]
| flag_image = Flag of the East Riding of Yorkshire.svg
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| arms_alt = Blazon: Barry vert and Or on a chevron engrailed plain cotised gules three roses argent barbed and seeded proper. crest: issuing from a mural crown argent an eagle displayed gules armed and langued azure supporting with the dexter talons a sword hilt upwards and with the sinister talons a crozier in saltire Or; mantled gules doubled argent. Supporters: on the dexter a lion azure guardant armed and langued gules gorged with a wreath of barley supporting between the forelegs a trident Or; on the sinister a demi-horse argent langued gules maned Or the feet webbed vert conjoined to the lower half of a Hippocampus vert supporting between the forelegs set upon a staff a cross fleury gules.
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| region = [[Yorkshire and the Humber]]
| established_date = 1 April 1996
| established_by = [[Local Government Commission for England (1992)|Local Government Commission for England]]
| preceded_by = [[Humberside]] (1974–1996)
| origin = [[Geographic county]]/ [[administrative county]] (1889–1974) • [[Riding (division)|Historic riding]] (AD&nbsp;889 – 1 April 1889)
| lord_lieutenant_office = Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire
| lord_lieutenant_name = James Dick<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/council/civic-services/lord-lieutenant/|title=Lord-Lieutenant|publisher=East Riding of Yorkshire Council|access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref>
| high_sheriff_office = High Sheriff of the East Riding of Yorkshire
| high_sheriff_name = Colonel Christopher James Henson<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=64345|page=5386|date=15 March 2024}}</ref> (2024–25)
| area_total_km2 = 2479
| area_total_rank = 23rd
| largest_city = [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]]
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| {{URL|https://hullcc.gov.uk}}
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| unitary_council = [[East Riding of Yorkshire Council]]
| admin_hq = [[Beverley]]
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| iso_code = GB-ERY
| ons_code = 00FB
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| 2 = [[Charlie Dewhirst]] ([[Conservative Party (UK)|C]])
| 3 = [[Emma Hardy]] ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]])
| 4 = [[Diana Johnson]] ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]])
| 5 = [[Graham Stuart (politician)|Graham Stuart]] ([[Conservative Party (UK)|C]])
| 6 = [[Karl Turner (British politician)|Karl Turner]] ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]])
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The '''East Riding of Yorkshire''', often abbreviated to the '''East Riding''' or '''East Yorkshire''', is a [[Ceremonial counties of England|ceremonial county]] in the [[Yorkshire and the Humber]] region of England. It borders [[North Yorkshire]] to the north and west, [[South Yorkshire]] to the south-west, and [[Lincolnshire]] to the south across the [[Humber Estuary]]. The city of [[Kingston upon Hull]] is the largest settlement.

The county has an area of {{Convert|2479|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} and a population of {{English cerem counties|POP=East Riding of Yorkshire}} in {{English cerem counties|TXT=Year}}. Kingston upon Hull, located in the south-centre on the Humber Estuary, is by far the largest settlement and is a major port and the county's economic and transport centre. The rest of the county is largely rural, and the next largest towns are the seaside resort of [[Bridlington]] on the north-east coast and the historic town of [[Beverley]] near the centre. The county is governed by two unitary authorities, [[East Riding of Yorkshire Council]] and [[Hull City Council]]. It takes its name from the [[East Riding County Council|East Riding]], an historic subdivision of [[Yorkshire]].

In the east of the county the low-lying plain of [[Holderness]] is enclosed by a crescent of low chalk hills, the [[Yorkshire Wolds]]. The Wolds meet the sea at Flamborough Head, a chalk headland, while the Holderness coast to the south is characterised by clay cliffs. The west of the county is part of the [[Vale of York]], the wide plain of the [[River Ure]]/[[River Ouse, Yorkshire|Ouse]], and the south-west is part of the [[Humberhead Levels]].

==History==
{{Further|History of the East Riding of Yorkshire|History of Yorkshire}}

=== Prehistoric ===
When the [[last glacial period]] ended, the [[hunter gatherer]]s of the [[Palaeolithic]] period followed the animal herds across the land between continental Europe and Britain. Then, as conditions continued to improve and vegetation could support a greater diversity of animals, the annual range of seasonal movement by [[Mesolithic]] communities decreased, and people became more fixed to particular localities. Until about 6000&nbsp;BC, Mesolithic people appear to have exploited their environment as they found it. As communities came to rely on a smaller territorial range and as population levels increased, they started to try to modify or control the natural world. In the [[Great Wold Valley]], [[Pollen core|pollen samples]] of Mesolithic date indicate that the forest cover in the area was being disturbed and altered by man, and that open [[grassland]]s were being created.<ref>{{cite web |year=2000 |title=Driffield Online – The Digital Community for the Yorkshire Wolds |url=http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds_arch_mesolithic.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429100234/http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds_arch_mesolithic.htm |archive-date=29 April 2009 |access-date=17 October 2009 |publisher=Stephen Harrison, BA, MPil Phd, Consultant Archaeologist to Driffield Online}}</ref> The Yorkshire Wolds became a major focus for human settlement during the [[Neolithic]] period as they had a wide range of natural resources. The oldest monuments found on the Wolds are the Neolithic [[long barrow]]s and [[round barrow]]s. Two [[earthen long barrow]]s in the region are found at [[Fordon, East Riding of Yorkshire|Fordon]], on Willerby Wold, and at [[Kilham, East Riding of Yorkshire|Kilham]], near [[Driffield]], both of which have [[Radiocarbon dating|radiocarbon dates]] of around 3700&nbsp;BC.<ref>{{cite web |year=2000 |title=Driffield Online – The Digital Community for the Yorkshire Wolds. |url=http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds_arch_neolithic.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429100239/http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds_arch_neolithic.htm |archive-date=29 April 2009 |access-date=17 October 2009 |publisher=Stephen Harrison, BA, MPil Phd, Consultant Archaeologist to Driffield Online}}</ref>

From around 2000 to 800&nbsp;BC, the people of the [[Bronze Age]] built the 1,400 Bronze Age round barrows that are known to exist on the Yorkshire Wolds. These are found both in isolation and grouped together to form cemeteries. Many of these sites can still be seen as prominent features in the present-day landscape. By the later Bronze Age, an open, cleared, landscape predominated on the Wolds. It was used for grazing and also for arable cultivation. The wetlands on either side of the Wolds in the [[River Hull]] valley, Holderness and the Vale of York were also being used for animal rearing at this time.<ref>{{Harvnb|Van de Noort|2004|p=50}}</ref> In the [[Iron Age]] there were further cultural changes in the area. There emerged a distinctive local tradition known as the [[Arras Culture]], named after a site at Arras, near [[Market Weighton]]. There are similarities between the [[chariot burial]]s of the Arras Culture and groups of [[La Tène culture|La Tène]] burials in northern Europe, where the burial of carts was also practiced.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Jay |first1=Mandy |last2=Montgomery |first2=Janet |last3=Nehlich |first3=Olaf |last4=Towers |first4=Jacqueline |last5=Evans |first5=Jane |date=August 2013 |title=British Iron Age chariot burials of the Arras culture: a multi-isotope approach to investigating mobility levels and subsistence practices |url=http://dro.dur.ac.uk/11591/1/11591.pdf |journal=World Archaeology |publisher=Taylor & Francis |volume=45 |issue=3 |pages=474–475 |doi=10.1080/00438243.2013.820647 |issn=0043-8243 |s2cid=161962141}}</ref>

===Brythonic, Latin and Germanic===
The area became the kingdom of the tribe known as the [[Parisi (Yorkshire)|Parisi]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Muir|1997|p=58}}</ref> After invading Britain in AD&nbsp;43, the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] crossed the Humber Estuary in AD&nbsp;71 to invade the Parisi tribe's territory. From their [[bridgehead]] at [[Petuaria]] they travelled northwards and built roads along the Wolds to Derventio, present-day [[Malton, North Yorkshire|Malton]], and then westwards to the [[River Ouse, Yorkshire|River Ouse]] where they built the fort of [[Eboracum]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Allison|1976|p=38}}</ref> There is evidence of extensive use of the light soils of the Wolds for grain farming in the Roman era. Several [[Roman villa]]s which were the centres of large agricultural estates have been identified around [[Langton, North Yorkshire|Langton]] and [[Rudston]]. In the low-lying lands on either side of the Wolds there was an increase in the number of settlements between 500&nbsp;BC and AD&nbsp;500, as the land became drier and more accessible due to a fall in sea level. The lower-lying land was used for [[stock breeding]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Van de Noort|2004|p=53}}</ref> During the last years of Roman Britain, [[Anglo-Saxon]] raiders were troubling the area. After the Romans, the [[Brittonic languages|Brythonic]]-speaking area became known as [[Deira]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Naylor |first1=John |title=The Circulation of Early-medieval European Coinage: A Case Study from Yorkshire, c. 650–c. 867 |journal=Medieval Archaeology |date=November 2007 |volume=51 |issue=1 |page=42 |doi=10.1179/174581707x224651|s2cid=162368128 |issn=0076-6097}}</ref>

By the second half of the 5th&nbsp;century, the continued settlement by the [[Angles (tribe)|Angles]] caused a shift to [[Old English]]. Deira merged into [[Northumbria]] and village names containing the Anglian elements -ing, -ingham or -ham started to be found in settlement names.<ref name="Allison 1976 47">{{Harvnb|Allison|1976|p=47}}</ref> As Christianity was established in the area from the 7th&nbsp;century onwards, several cemeteries like the one at [[Garton on the Wolds]] show evidence of the abandonment of [[pagan]] burial practices.<ref name="Allison 1976 47"/> In AD&nbsp;867, the [[Great Heathen Army|Great Danish Army]] captured the Anglian town of York. The remnants of the army settled from AD&nbsp;876 as their leader [[Halfdan]] shared out the land. The Danish consolidated the area into the [[Kingdom of Jorvik]], [[Danelaw]] then the Norse [[North Sea Empire]]. Scandinavian settlement names started to be found, such as -by and -thorpe.<ref>{{Harvnb|Allison|1976|p=49}}</ref> Scandinavian rule in the area came to an end in AD&nbsp;954 with the death of [[Eric Bloodaxe]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Allison|1976|p=479}}</ref>

===Medieval===
After the [[Norman Conquest of England]] by [[William I of England|William the Conqueror]] in AD&nbsp;1066, land across England was granted to followers of the new Norman king and ecclesiastical institutions. When some of the northern earls rebelled, William retaliated with the [[Harrying of the North]] which laid waste to many northern villages. The land was then distributed among powerful barons, such as the [[Count of Aumale]] in Holderness and the [[Baron Percy|Percy family]] in the Wolds and the Vale of York. These lay lords and ecclesiastical institutions, including the monasteries, continued to improve and drain their holdings throughout the Middle Ages to maximise the rents they could charge for them.<ref>{{Harvnb|Muir|1997|pp=148–149}}</ref> The governance structure in the [[Domesday]] survey of 1086 was [[Yorkshire]], its [[Riding (division)|ridings]] and [[Wapentakes]]—the latter two remnants of the Norse structure.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Molyneaux |first1=George |title=The origns of the English Kingdom |journal=History Today |date=February 2016 |volume=66 |issue=2 |page=45 |location=London |issn=0018-2753 |oclc=537997756}}</ref>
[[File:Flag of the East Riding of Yorkshire.svg|thumb|The contemporary flag of the historic East Riding of Yorkshire]]
In the mid-16th&nbsp;century [[Henry VIII of England]] [[Dissolution of the Monasteries|dissolved the monasteries]], resulting in the large areas of land owned by [[Meaux Abbey]], [[Bridlington Priory]] and other monastic holdings being confiscated. [[The Crown]] subsequently sold these large tracts of land into private ownership. Along with the land already belonging to lay owners, they formed some of the vast estate holdings which continued to exist in the Riding until the 20th&nbsp;century.<ref>{{Harvnb|Allison|1976|pp=114–146}}</ref>

==Geography==

===Location===
The traditional cultural and historic geographic county, the East Riding of Yorkshire borders the [[North Sea]] to the east of the county. To the north across the River Derwent is the [[North Riding of Yorkshire]], and to the west across the River Ouse is the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Browne |first1=Horace Baker |title=The story of the East Riding of Yorkshire |year=1912 |publisher=A. Brown & Sons, ltd |location=London |page=2|oclc=1085327693}}</ref>

In terms of neighbouring local government administration, the East Riding of Yorkshire unitary authority adjoins [[North Yorkshire]] to the north, north-west and to the west, [[South Yorkshire]] metropolitan area to the south-west and [[Lincolnshire]] across the [[Humber]] Estuary to the south. The City of [[Kingston upon Hull]] is a separate unitary authority immediately to the south and forms part of the ceremonial county area. Other councils areas adjacent to the unitary authority include [[North East Lincolnshire]], beyond the Humber Estuary; [[North Lincolnshire]], beyond the Humber and on land; Hull, [[Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster|Doncaster]], [[North Yorkshire]] and [[York]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Election Maps East Riding |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=500637&y=440003&z=2&bnd1=DIS&bnd2=UTA&labels=on |website=www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk |access-date=2 March 2023 |quote=Make sure the Boundary tab is ticked for Unitary Authorities and Districts}}</ref>

===Geology===
[[File:East Yorkshire Geology.jpg|thumb|right|alt= A black and white line drawing of the geological zones of the East Riding of Yorkshire|Solid geology of the East Riding]]

Geologically the East Riding district is split into three parts. The western part is the eastern section of the [[Vale of York]] with the southern extension into the [[Humberhead Levels]]. In this area there is a belt of [[sandstone]]s overlain by glacial and lake deposits formed at the close of the last ice age. The middle part is the [[Yorkshire Wolds]], a chalk formation which extends from the [[Humber]] at [[North Ferriby]] to the coast at [[Flamborough Head]], a chalk [[headland]]. The south-east of the district is the low-lying coastal plain of [[Holderness]], which faces east to the [[North Sea]], and to the south drains into the Humber Estuary. South of Flamborough Head is Bridlington, which features several beaches, and at the far south-east of the district is the [[Spurn]] peninsula.<ref>{{Harvnb|Wilson|1948|p=81}}</ref>

Before the last ice age the eastern coastline of the area was located along the eastern foot of the [[Yorkshire Wolds]] where remnants of beaches have been discovered. The North Sea ice sheet deposited huge amounts of [[boulder clay]] as it retreated and this subsequently formed a wet and swampy area which became the plain of [[Holderness]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Wilson|1948|p=9}}</ref> Another ice sheet in the [[Vale of York]] retreated at the same time leaving thick [[glacial deposit]]s and two prominent [[moraine]]s to the west of the Wolds. These Vale of York deposits also formed [[wetland]]s. The Wolds themselves were largely ice-free, well-drained, chalk uplands.<ref>{{Harvnb|Muir|1997|pp=10–11}}</ref> Gradually the [[tundra]] conditions that had existed as the ice retreated gave way to vegetation that could support grazing fauna. Because a lot of water was still locked in the northern ice sheets, sea level was much lower than in the present day and an area of land stretched eastwards to the low countries.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds_arch_pathaeolithic.htm
|title=Driffield Online – The Digital Community for the Yorkshire Wolds.
|publisher=Stephen Harrison, BA, MPil Phd, Consultant Archaeologist to Driffield Online
|year=2000
|access-date=17 October 2009
|archive-date=29 April 2009
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429100252/http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds_arch_pathaeolithic.htm
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

===Landscape===
[[File:Spurn Head (33056433880).jpg|thumb|[[Spurn]], a tidal island at the mouth of the Humber Estuary]]
The Wolds area takes the form of an elevated, gently rolling [[plateau]], cut by numerous deep, steep-sided, flat-bottomed valleys of [[glacial]] origin. The chalk formation of the hills provides exceptionally good drainage, with the result that most of these valleys are dry. [[Surface water]] is quite scarce throughout the Wolds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/science/natural/profiles/naProfile19.pdf|title=The Yorkshire Wolds Natural Area Profile|date=November 1997|page=3|publisher=Natural England|access-date=30 August 2017|archive-date=9 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409201951/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/science/natural/profiles/naProfile19.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> At [[Flamborough Head]] the Wolds rise up to form high chalk cliffs, where there are water-worn caves and [[Stack (geology)|stacks]] along the shore. Flamborough Headland is designated a [[Heritage Coast]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flamboroughheadsac.org.uk/documents/Flamborough%20Head%20Heritage%20Coast%20Management%20Strategy.pdf|title=Heritage Coast: Flamborough Headland|date=October 2002|publisher=Natural England|access-date=30 August 2017|archive-date=17 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160217084237/http://www.flamboroughheadsac.org.uk/documents/Flamborough%20Head%20Heritage%20Coast%20Management%20Strategy.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Coastal erosion around Flamborough Head has led to visitors being warned by the Humber Coastguard to be very careful on coastal paths.<ref>{{cite news|title=Walkers warned of coastal erosion|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/4779980.stm|work=BBC News Online|location=London|date=6 March 2006|access-date=5 February 2008}}</ref>

The Holderness landscape is dominated by deposits of till, [[boulder clay]]s and glacial lake [[clay]]s. These were deposited during the [[Devensian glaciation]]. The glacial deposits form a more or less continuous lowland plain which has some [[peat]] filled depressions (known locally as meres) which mark the presence of former lake beds. There are other glacial landscape features such as [[drumlin]] mounds, ridges and [[kettle holes]] scattered throughout the area. The well-drained glacial deposits provide fertile soils that can support intensive arable cultivation. Fields are generally large and bounded by drainage [[ditch]]es. There is very little woodland in the area, and this leads to a landscape that is essentially rural but very flat and exposed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/science/natural/profiles/naProfile20.pdf |title=The Plain of Holderness Natural Area Profile |date=November 1997 |publisher=Natural England |access-date=30 August 2017 |pages=6, 11–12 |archive-date=11 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111063316/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/science/natural/profiles/naProfile20.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:WWII pillbox which has fallen onto Fraisthorpe Beach, East Riding of Yorkshire, England 01.jpg|thumb|The effect of coastal erosion on a [[Second World War]]-era [[Pillbox (military)|pillbox]] near [[Barmston, East Riding of Yorkshire|Barmston]] in 2023]]
The Holderness coastline suffers the highest rate of [[coastal erosion]] in Europe: 2 metres a year on average or 2&nbsp;million tonnes of material a year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Holderness Coast United Kingdom|url=http://copranet.projects.eucc-d.de/files/000164_EUROSION_Holderness_coast.pdf|publisher=Eurosion Case Study|access-date=9 December 2009|pages=5–6}}</ref> Some of this is transported by [[longshore drift]] with about 3% of material being deposited at [[Spurn]] Head spit, to the south. The coastline has [[Scarp retreat|retreated]] noticeably in the last 2,000 years, with many former settlements now flooded, particularly [[Ravenser Odd]] and [[Ravenspurn]], which was a major port until its destruction in the 14th century.<ref>{{cite book|title=The history and antiquities of the seigniory of Holderness: in the East-Riding of the County of York|url=https://archive.org/details/historyantiquiti02poul|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyantiquiti02poul/page/534 534]|quote=Ravenser.|first=George|last=Poulson|year=1841|publisher=R. Brown|location=London|oclc=5848817|access-date=12 December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ERY/Easington/Easington92.html|title=GENUKI: Easington Parish information from Bulmers' 1892.|publisher=Genuki|access-date=4 November 2009}}</ref> Erosion is an ongoing concern in the area. The East Riding of Yorkshire Council has been carrying out cliff erosion defences between [[Sewerby]] and [[Kilnsea]] since 1951.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hull.ac.uk/coastalobs/withernsea/erosionandflooding/index.html|title=Withernsea Coastal Erosion|publisher=University of Hull|access-date=22 October 2009|archive-date=29 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090829172956/http://www.hull.ac.uk/coastalobs/withernsea/erosionandflooding/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Holderness]] area drains mostly into the Humber and the eponymous [[River Hull]] drains the area north of Hull.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lythe |first1=S.&nbsp;G.&nbsp;E. |title=Drainage and reclamation in Holderness and the River Hull Valley |journal=Geography |date=December 1938 |volume=23 |issue=4 |page=237 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |issn=0016-7487}}</ref>

The western part of the district in the [[Vale of York]] borders on and is drained by the [[River Derwent, Yorkshire|River Derwent]]. The landscape is generally low-lying and flat although minor ridges and glacial moraines provide some variations in topography. Where there are dry sandy soils there are remnants of historic heathlands and ancient semi-natural woodlands. Arable fields dominate the land cover of the area and grasslands are infrequent. There are very few flood meadows left, although some significant areas remain on the lower reaches of the River Derwent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/science/natural/profiles/naProfile16.pdf|title=Vale of York and Mowbray Natural Area Profile|date=March 1997|publisher=Natural England|access-date=30 August 2017|pages=12–13|archive-date=10 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410050539/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/science/natural/profiles/naProfile16.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Climate===
The East Riding generally has cool summers and relatively mild winters. Weather conditions vary from day to day as well as from season to season. The latitude of the area means that it is influenced by predominantly westerly winds with depressions and their associated fronts, bringing with them unsettled and windy weather, particularly in winter. Between [[Low-pressure area|depressions]] there are often small mobile [[anticyclone]]s that bring periods of fair weather. In winter, anticyclones bring cold dry weather. In summer the anticyclones tend to bring dry settled conditions which can lead to drought, particularly on the Wolds. For its latitude this area is mild in winter and cooler in summer due to the influence of the [[Gulf Stream]] in the northern Atlantic Ocean. Air temperature varies on a daily and seasonal basis. The temperature is usually lower at night, and January is the coldest time of the year. The two dominant influences on the climate of the area are the shelter against the worst of the moist westerly winds provided by the [[Pennines]] and the proximity of the North Sea.<ref>
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{{Kingston upon Hull weatherbox}}

== Governance ==
{{main|East Riding of Yorkshire Council elections}}
{{see also|Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority}}

The East Riding of Yorkshire is divided into two council areas: Kingston upon Hull is managed by [[Hull City Council]], and the rest of the county is managed by the [[East Riding of Yorkshire Council]].

A non-mayoral devolution deal was previously proposed for the county, a mayoral deal received approval from the Secretary of State as of September 2024. This led to the establishment of an [[Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority]] with powers over housing, job creation and public transport, including [[bus franchising]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Harratt|first=Stuart|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xepkjn841o|title=Devolution deals approved by the government|website=BBC News|access-date=19 September 2024}}</ref>

=== Administrative history ===
{{Main|History of the East Riding of Yorkshire|history of local government in Yorkshire = }}
{{Further|History of local government in Yorkshire}}
[[File:Revised Boundaries of East Yorkshire.png|thumb|right|alt= Outline map of the historic and ceremonial East Riding of Yorkshire boundaries |East Riding of Yorkshire boundaries – historic riding (light pink and blue), ceremonial county (light pink and darker pink)]]
The administrative division of the East Riding of Yorkshire originated in antiquity. Unlike most counties in Great Britain, which were divided anciently into [[Hundred (country subdivision)|hundreds]], Yorkshire was divided first into three [[Riding (division)|riding]]s and then into numerous [[wapentake]]s within each riding.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/Misc/Definitions/AreaDefinitions.html |title=GENUKI: Definitions of the terms used to describe areas of land and habitation in the county of Yorkshire. |publisher=Genuki |year=2008 |access-date=12 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505095713/http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/Misc/Definitions/AreaDefinitions.html |archive-date=5 May 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The separate Lieutenancy for the riding was established after the [[English Restoration|Restoration]], and the ridings each had separate [[Quarter Sessions]].<ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.westyorkshirelieutenancy.org.uk/history.html |title=The history of the West Yorkshire Lieutenancy |publisher=[[Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire]] |year=2009 |access-date=1 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012222853/http://www.westyorkshirelieutenancy.org.uk/history.html |archive-date=12 October 2009 }}</ref> For statistical purposes in the 19th century an East Riding of Yorkshire [[registration county]] was designated, consisting of the entirety of the [[Poor Law Union]]s of Beverley, Bridlington, Driffield, Howden, [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], Patrington, Pocklington, Sculcoates, Skirlaugh and York.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10180788 |title=East Riding RegC through time &#124; Administrative history of Poor Law/Registration County: hierarchies, boundaries |work=[[Vision of Britain]] |year=2009 |access-date=1 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224100105/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10180788 |archive-date=24 February 2012 }}</ref>

In 1889 under the [[Local Government Act 1888]], administrative counties were formed on the existing historic county boundaries in England, but in Yorkshire, given the vast size of the county area, three administrative [[county council]]s were created, based on the historic boundaries of the three Ridings. A county council for the East Riding of Yorkshire (the [[East Riding County Council]]) was set up in 1889, covering an [[administrative county]] local government area centred on [[Beverley]] and which had the same boundaries as the historic riding. It also acted as the [[ceremonial counties of England|ceremonial county]] (Lieutenancy) area established for the area. At the same date a separate [[county borough]] of [[Kingston upon Hull]], was created. The [[East Riding County Council]] and the [[county borough]] of Kingston upon Hull remained in place for 86 years until being removed for new administrative tiers of local government.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

In 1974 under the [[Local Government Act 1972]], the historic established Lieutenancy and the local government administrative county were disbanded, being replaced by the newly created [[Humberside]] County Council which included most of the East Riding and additional parts of the West Riding and parts of Lincolnshire. The creation of this cross-Humber authority was unpopular on both banks of the Humber. Due to this local unpopularity with the new county council name, two of the nine districts formed in the [[Local Government Act 1972|1972 Act]] included East Yorkshire in their titles, though they only covered a fraction of the geographical East Yorkshire area ([[East Yorkshire (district)|East Yorkshire district]], [[East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley Council elections|East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley]]). Continued disquiet culminated in a number of [[1990s UK local government reform|local government reviews]] in the 1980s and 1990s. Humberside County Council was abolished on 1 April 1996, after 22 years of existence. The area north of the [[Humber Estuary]] (i.e. the city of Hull, whose boundaries would remain unchanged, the former districts of [[East Yorkshire (district)|East Yorkshire]], [[Beverley (borough)|Beverley]], and [[Holderness (borough)|Holderness]], and the northern part of the former [[Boothferry (district)|Boothferry]] district, including the Goole area) formed two [[unitary authority|unitary authorities]].<ref>{{cite web |year=1995 |title=The Humberside (Structural Change) Order 1995 |url=http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1995/Uksi_19950600_en_1.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214105047/http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1995/Uksi_19950600_en_1.htm|archive-date=14 February 2009 |access-date=1 August 2009 |publisher=[[HMSO]] }}</ref> The [[East Riding of Yorkshire Council]] unitary authority and the [[Hull City Council|Kingston upon Hull City Council]] unitary authority were formed on 1 April 1996. The ceremonial county, the area in which the [[Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire]] represents [[the Crown]], was re-established the same day, covering the City of [[Kingston upon Hull]] as well as the [[East Riding of Yorkshire Council]] area as did predecessor authorities.<ref>{{cite web |year=1996 |title=The Local Government Changes for England (Miscellaneous Provision) Order 1996 |url=http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1996/Uksi_19960446_en_1.htm |access-date=1 August 2009 |publisher=[[HMSO]] }}</ref>

The East Riding of Yorkshire is entirely [[civil parishes in England|parished]]; the City of Hull has no parishes. From 1996 Beverley had Charter Trustees to maintain the charter of the [[Beverley (borough)|borough of Beverley]]: these were replaced by a Beverley Town Council in 1999, and Bridlington was parished in 1999. The unparished area consisting of the urban district of [[Haltemprice]] was divided into various parishes in 1999 and 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/corp-docs/researchgroup/Reports/Parish_Map.pdf |title=East Riding Parishes Map |year=2007 |publisher=East Riding of Yorkshire Council |access-date=22 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609181558/http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/corp-docs/researchgroup/Reports/Parish_Map.pdf |archive-date=9 June 2011 }}</ref>

===Current administration===
[[File:East Riding County Hall.jpg|thumb|right|[[County Hall, Beverley]], the headquarters of the council|alt=Large ornate red-bricked building]]
The [[East Riding of Yorkshire Council]] is based at [[County Hall, Beverley|County Hall]] in [[Beverley]], in the former headquarters of [[Humberside County Council]], and the former headquarters of [[East Riding County Council]] before that. There are 26 wards electing a total of 67 councillors in the district.<ref>
{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/az/face_dynamic_content_proc?p_aplaws1=4&p_aplaws2=38&p_dyn_typ=0&p_dyn_cats=&p_cat=0&p_app_ref=&p_spec_ref=
 |title        = Councillors
 |publisher    = East Riding of Yorkshire Council
 |year         = 2009
 |accessdate   = 29 September 2009
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090727053324/http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/az/face_dynamic_content_proc?p_aplaws1=4&p_aplaws2=38&p_dyn_typ=0&p_dyn_cats=&p_cat=0&p_app_ref=&p_spec_ref=
 |archive-date  = 27 July 2009
 |url-status   = dead
}}
</ref> The council elects on a four-yearly cycle with all seats up for election at the same time. It first had elections in 1995—a year before it came into its powers—as a shadow authority. Between 1995 and 2007 the council had [[No overall control]]. In the [[2007 United Kingdom local elections|2007 local elections]] the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] gained a majority of seats, including those of the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] and [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] leaders. The council has a [[Cabinet-style council|leader-and-executive system]],<ref>{{cite web
 | url = http://www2.eastriding.gov.uk/council/committees/the-cabinet/?locale=en
 | title = The Cabinet
 | access-date = 6 June 2013
 | publisher=East Riding of Yorkshire Council}}</ref> led by Steven Parnaby of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] since its creation until his retirement at the [[2019 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election|2019 election]],<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.local.gov.uk/councillor-profiles/-/journal_content/56/10180/5491302/ARTICLE
| title = Parnaby OBE, Cllr Stephen
| publisher = Local Government Association
| access-date = 12 May 2014
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20140512185620/http://www.local.gov.uk/councillor-profiles/-/journal_content/56/10180/5491302/ARTICLE
| archive-date = 12 May 2014
| url-status = dead
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
 | url = https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/council-leader-stephen-parnaby-retires-1243857
 | title = East Riding Council leader Stephen Parnaby to retire from politics
 | date = 22 February 2018
 | work = Hull Daily Mail
 | access-date = 14 May 2019}}</ref> when Richard Burton was elected as his replacement.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politics/new-east-riding-council-leader-elected-1-9756975|title=New East Riding Council leader elected|last=Wood|first=Alex|date=8 May 2019|work=The Yorkshire Post|access-date=22 May 2019}}</ref> On 13 May 2021, Jonathan Owen was elected as the new leader of the council.<ref>{{cite web
 | url = https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/say/features/councillor-jonathan-owen-elected-leader-of-east-riding-of-yorkshire-council/
 | title = Councillor Jonathan Owen elected leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council
 | date = 13 May 2021
 | publisher = East Riding of Yorkshire Council
 | access-date = 13 May 2021
 | archive-date = 13 May 2021
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210513162707/https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/say/features/councillor-jonathan-owen-elected-leader-of-east-riding-of-yorkshire-council/
 | url-status = dead
 }}</ref> Following the [[2023 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election|2023 election]] the Conservative Party elected former deputy, Anne Handley, to be leader of the group.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/east-riding-conservatives-oust-leader-8433146|title=East Riding Conservatives oust leader after losing control of council|last=Gerrard|first=Joseph|date=11 May 2023|work=Hull Daily Mail|accessdate=18 May 2023}}</ref> At the annual general meeting of the council on 18 May 2023 Handley was elected as leader of the council, with the Conservative Party running a minority administration with support of the independents.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/conservatives-rule-east-riding-council-8451135|title=Conservatives to rule East Riding Council as minority administration as new leader elected|last=Gerrard|first=Joseph|date=18 May 2023|work=Hull Daily Mail|accessdate=18 May 2023}}</ref>

In the Audit Commission report covering 2007 the council was given a four-star rating, which places the authority as one of the best in the country.<ref>
{{cite press release
 |url =   http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/homenews/homepage_news.html
 |archive-url =   https://web.archive.org/web/20080212015144/http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/homenews/homepage_news.html
 |archive-date =   12 February 2008
 |title = East Riding a four star council
 |access-date = 9 February 2008
 |year = 2008
 |publisher = East Riding of Yorkshire Council
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite news
 |url        = http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/news/Region-s-councils-star-performers/article-746915-detail/article.html
 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130114044409/http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/news/Region-s-councils-star-performers/article-746915-detail/article.html
 |url-status  = dead
 |archive-date = 14 January 2013
 |title      = Region's councils are star performers
 |newspaper  = Hull Daily Mail
 |date       = 5 March 2009
 |access-date = 12 October 2009
}}
</ref>

===Result of the 2023 election===
{{Local election summary begin|title=2023 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election<ref>{{cite web|title=Election results|url=https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/council/elections-and-voting/election-results/?dt-result=local_election_20230504_overview|publisher=[[East Riding of Yorkshire Council]]|date=May 2023|accessdate=8 May 2023}}</ref>}}
{{Local election summary party
  |party         =Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidates    = '''60'''
  |seats         = '''29'''
  |gain          = '''0'''
  |loss          = '''20'''
  |net           = {{decrease}} 20
  |votes %       = '''35.7'''
  |seats %       = '''43.2'''
  |votes         = '''69,544'''
  |plus/minus    = '''-8.7%'''
}}
{{Local election summary party
  |party         =Liberal Democrats (UK)
  |candidates    = 65
  |seats         = 22
  |gain          = 14
  |loss          = 0
  |net           = {{increase}} 14
  |votes %       = 29.6
  |seats %       = 32.8
  |votes         = 57,637
  |plus/minus    = +13.9%
}}
{{Local election summary party
  |party         = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidates    = 59
  |seats         = 4
  |gain          = 4
  |loss          = 0
  |net           = {{increase}} 4
  |votes %       = 21.2
  |seats %       = 6.0
  |votes         = 41,282
  |plus/minus    = +2.9%
}}
{{Local election summary party
  |party         = Independent (politician)
  |candidates    = 17
  |seats         = 9
  |gain          = 1
  |loss          = 0
  |net           = {{increase}} 1
  |votes %       = 8.2
  |seats %       = 13.4
  |votes         = 15,907
  |plus/minus    = -5.0%
}}
{{Local election summary party
  |party         = Yorkshire Party
  |candidates    = 6
  |seats         = 3
  |gain          = 1
  |loss          = 0
  |net           = {{increase}} 1
  |votes %       = 2.1
  |seats %       = 4.5
  |votes         = 4,126
  |plus/minus    = -0.4%
}}
{{Local election summary party
  |party         = Green Party of England and Wales
  |candidates    = 9
  |seats         = 0
  |gain          = 0
  |loss          = 0
  |net           = {{steady}}
  |votes %       = 2.0
  |seats %       = 0.0
  |votes         = 3,868
  |plus/minus    = -1.6%
}}
{{Local election summary party
  |party         = Reform UK
  |candidates    = 3
  |seats         = 0
  |gain          = 0
  |loss          = 0
  |net           = {{Steady}}
  |votes %       = 0.7
  |seats %       = 0.0
  |votes         = 1,259
  |plus/minus    = ''New''
}}
{{Local election summary party
  |party         = Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)
  |candidates    = 3
  |seats         = 0
  |gain          = 0 
  |loss          = 0
  |net           = {{steady}}
  |votes %       = 0.2
  |seats %       = 0.0
  |votes         = 398
  |plus/minus    = ''New''
}}
{{Local election summary party
  |party         = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
  |candidates    = 2
  |seats         = 0
  |gain          = 0
  |loss          = 0
  |net           = {{steady}}
  |votes %       = 0.1
  |seats %       = 0.0
  |votes         = 276
  |plus/minus    = ''New''
}}
{{Local election summary party
  |party         = Alliance for Democracy and Freedom
  |candidates    = 1
  |seats         = 0
  |gain          = 0
  |loss          = 0
  |net           = {{steady}}
  |votes %       = 0.1
  |seats %       = 0.0
  |votes         = 182
  |plus/minus    = ''New''
}}
{{Local election summary party
  |party         = Freedom Alliance (UK)
  |candidates    = 1
  |seats         = 0
  |gain          = 0
  |loss          = 0
  |net           = {{steady}}
  |votes %       = 0.1
  |seats %       = 0.0
  |votes         = 98
  |plus/minus    = ''New''
}}
|-
{{Election box end}}

===Westminster parliamentary===
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For representation in the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] the bulk of the East Riding district is divided into three [[county constituencies]]: [[Beverley and Holderness (UK Parliament constituency)|Beverley and Holderness]], [[Bridlington and the Wolds (UK Parliament constituency)|Bridlington and the Wolds]] and [[Goole and Pocklington (UK Parliament constituency)|Goole and Pocklington]]. The Kingston upon Hull area is divided into three constituencies; [[Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham (UK Parliament constituency)|Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham]], [[Kingston upon Hull East (UK Parliament constituency)|Kingston upon Hull East]], and [[Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice (UK Parliament constituency)|Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice]].<ref>{{cite web |date=23 May 2024 |title=The new Hull and East Riding constituencies for the general election following boundary shake-up |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/hull-east-riding-constituencies-general-150618373.html |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=Yahoo News }}</ref>

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|-
! colspan="7" | General Election 2010 : East Riding of Yorkshire (including Kingston upon Hull)
|-
! colspan="2" | Party
! Votes || Change (since 2005) || Seats
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| 109,950 || +12,622 ||  4
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
| 86,597 || −19,328 ||  3
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| {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
| 70,047 || +8,298 ||  0
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| {{Party name with colour|UKIP}}
| 11,527 || +6,220 ||  0
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| {{Party name with colour|British National Party}}
| 9,885 || +8,321 ||  0
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| {{Party name with colour|English Democrats}}
| 3,276 || n/a ||  0
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
| 2,595 || +1,737 ||  0
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990)}}
| 914 || n/a ||  0
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| {{Party name with colour|National Front (UK)}}
| 880 || n/a ||  0
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition}}
| 150 || n/a ||  0
|-
|| || Others
| 225 || −302 ||  0
|-
| colspan="2" | '''Turnout''' || '''296,046''' || '''+22,288''' || '''7 '''
|}-->

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===European parliamentary===
For the [[European Parliament]] it lies within the [[Yorkshire and the Humber (European Parliament constituency)|Yorkshire and the Humber]] constituency, which in the  [[2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|May 2019 European Election]] elected three [[Brexit Party]], one [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]], one [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] and one [[Green Party (UK)|Green]] [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]]s.<ref>{{cite news
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|work = BBC News
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== Demographics ==
[[File:East Riding of Yorkshire population pyramid.svg|thumb|East Riding of Yorkshire population pyramid]]
{| class="wikitable floatright" style="margin-left: 1em; width: 30em; "
|+Religion in the East Riding 2021
|-
![[2021 United Kingdom census|UK Census 2021]] || E Riding<ref name="NOMIS2021">{{NOMIS2021|id=E06000011|title=East Riding of Yorkshire Local Authority|accessdate=18 February 2023}}</ref>|| [[Yorkshire and the Humber|Yorkshire and<br />the Humber]]<ref>{{NOMIS2021|id=E12000003|title=Yorkshire and The Humber Region|accessdate=27 February 2023}}</ref>|| England<ref name="NOMIS2021 England">{{NOMIS2021|id=E92000001|title=England Country|accessdate=27 February 2023}}</ref>
|-
|Christian||53.3%||44.9%||46.3%
|-
|No religion||39.1%||39.4%||36.7%
|-
|Muslim||0.6%||8.1%||6.7%
|-
|Buddhist||0.3%||0.3%||0.5%
|-
|Hindu||0.2%||0.5%||1.8%
|-
|Jewish||0.1%||0.2%||0.5%
|-
|Sikh||0.1%||0.4%||0.9%
|-
|Other religions||0.4%||0.4%||0.6%
|-
|Religion not stated||6.0%||5.7%||6.0%
|}
[[File:Tower Block, Bridlington - geograph.org.uk - 1745876.jpg|thumb|left|Apartment block in Bridlington]]
[[File:Beckside, Beverley - geograph.org.uk - 804021.jpg|thumb|left|Terraced housing in Beverley]]
Until 1 April 2009, the East Riding was the largest district and the largest unitary authority in England by area and the second-largest [[non-metropolitan district]] in England by population. Following the [[2009 structural changes to local government in England]] it fell to fifth place by area and sixth place by population.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=9396&More=Y |title=T 10: Mid-2004 to Mid-2005 population estimates; components of population change for local authorities in the United Kingdom; Mid-2005 Population Estimates |access-date=5 February 2008 |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206153543/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=9396&More=Y |archive-date=6 December 2007 }}</ref>
The East Riding of Yorkshire covers {{convert|240768|ha|mi2|0}} and has a population of 335,049 (2008 [[Office for National Statistics]] mid-year estimates), a density of 1.4&nbsp;people per hectare.<ref name="Facts and figures"/> The most populous parishes in the main 2001 census were Bridlington (34,000), [[Goole]] (17,000), [[Beverley]] (17,000), [[Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire|Cottingham]] (17,000, by Hull), [[Hessle]] (15,000, by Hull), Driffield (11,000), [[Anlaby with Anlaby Common]] (10,000, by Hull), Hornsea (8,000) and [[Willerby, East Riding of Yorkshire|Willerby]] (8,000), [[Pocklington]] (8,000) and [[Elloughton-cum-Brough]] (7,000). Half the district's population reside in these 11 parishes, with the other half living in the other 160 parishes. In comparison, Hull's population according to the same census was 243,589. The population density of the district was around 135 people per square km, which made it the least densely populated unitary authority after the [[Isles of Scilly]], [[Rutland]] and [[Herefordshire]].

The East Riding has a larger than average number of residents aged 40 and above.<ref name="Facts and figures"/> There is a particularly strong deficit in the number of young adults.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/pyramids/pages/00FB.asp
|title = Census 2001 – Population Pyramids – East Riding of Yorkshire (UA)
|access-date = 5 February 2008
|publisher = Office for National Statistics
}}</ref> There is a higher-than-average level of car ownership. 36.4% of all households do not have a car.<ref name="Facts and figures"/> Less than 5% of the population travel to work by public transport compared with 15% nationally. The district is one of the lowest [[List of English districts and their ethnic composition|non-white populations]], with the census reporting 98.8% of the inhabitants being white. Hull itself is also quite [[Monoethnicity|monoethnic]] for a city of its size, with the census reporting 97.7% white.

Areas of the East Riding show significant signs of affluence, including the Parliamentary constituency of [[Haltemprice and Howden (UK Parliament constituency)|Haltemprice and Howden]] which consists of middle-class areas such as: the suburb of [[Willerby, East Riding of Yorkshire|Willerby]], suburb of [[Kirk Ella]], village of [[North Ferriby]], and village of [[Swanland]]. Much of the area is affluent and has one of the highest proportions of owner-occupiers in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/haltempriceandhowden/|title=Haltemprice and Howden|access-date=11 May 2015|work=UK Polling Report|archive-date=18 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518075824/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/haltempriceandhowden/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Other parts of the county are more diverse, including the suburbs of [[Hessle]], [[Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire|Cottingham]] and [[Anlaby]] with [[Anlaby Common]]. These areas consist of a mix of housing tenures in a real range of properties, from small ex-authority estates, to grand period homes. Hessle and Cottingham in particular have seen a considerable amount of home building, supporting the regeneration and development of the city of [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/planning-permission-and-building-control/planning-policy-and-the-local-plan/east-riding-local-plan/|title=East Riding of Yorkshire Planning Policy|access-date=20 May 2020|work=UK Planning Policy|archive-date=23 September 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923224714/https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/planning-permission-and-building-control/planning-policy-and-the-local-plan/east-riding-local-plan/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Beverley]], a market town, is generally associated with affluence but, like any other town of its size, it also has areas that face disadvantage.

Other areas of the East Riding of Yorkshire face significant deprivation. The seaside towns of [[Withernsea]] and [[Bridlington]] face similar challenges with unemployment, low educational attainment, and socioeconomic inequality. South East Holderness, consisting of small rural communities, deals with limited access to services, inadequate public transportation, and the decline of traditional industries. [[Goole]], an inland port town, has experienced a decline in its socioeconomic characteristic. Akin to much of the West Riding, this has coincided with the decline of industry over the latter half of the 20th century.

The crime rate in the East Riding is lower than the national average in robbery, sexual offences, theft of a vehicle, theft from a vehicle, violence against a person and burglary.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.findanewhome.com/yorkshire-and-the-humber/east-riding-of-yorkshire/beverley/crime-rates.fap
|title=Beverley crime statistics
|publisher=The Digital Property Group
|access-date=15 September 2009
|year=2008
|archive-date=4 December 2008
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204223755/http://www.findanewhome.com/yorkshire-and-the-humber/east-riding-of-yorkshire/beverley/crime-rates.fap
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

Christianity is the religion with the largest following in the area, with 53.3% residents so identifying in the [[2021 UK census]]. These census figures show no other single religion returned affiliation, as a percentage of population, above the national average for England. At the time of the 2021 census the population of the East Riding was 342,215 and its ethnic composition was 97.4% white, compared with the English average of 81.0%. The area has a slightly higher elderly population, of 26.4% in 2021, than the national average.<ref name="NOMIS2021"/><ref name="NOMIS2021 England"/>

==Settlements==
{{see also|List of civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire|Category:Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire}}
{{Location map+|East Riding of Yorkshire
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|alt=Map showing the East Riding of Yorkshire marked in cream with main towns highlighted.
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|label=[[Pocklington]]
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By population, the largest [[List of places in Yorkshire|settlements in the ceremonial county]] are:
{|
|width=180px|
*[[Kingston upon Hull]] (257,100)
*[[Bridlington]] (35,369)
*[[Beverley]] (30,351)
*[[Goole]] (19,518)
*[[Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire|Cottingham]] (17,164)
*[[Hessle]] (15,000)
*[[Driffield]] (13,080)
*[[Elloughton-cum-Brough]] (10,075)
*[[Anlaby]] (9,794)
*[[Hornsea]] (8,432)
|
*[[Pocklington]] (8,161)
*[[Willerby, East Riding of Yorkshire|Willerby]] (7,940)
*[[Woodmansey]] (7,109)
*[[Hedon]] (7,100)
*[[Molescroft]] (6,820)
*[[Market Weighton]] (6,429)
*[[Withernsea]] (6,159)
*[[Kirk Ella]] (5,576)
*[[Howden]] (4,142)
|}

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Kingston upon Hull is administered separately from the East Riding of Yorkshire. [[Anlaby]] and [[Willerby, East Riding of Yorkshire|Willerby]] are suburban villages, almost contiguous with the Hull urban area. Bridlington is the most populous of the coastal settlements; others include [[Flamborough]], Hornsea, Withernsea and [[Aldbrough, East Riding of Yorkshire|Aldbrough]]. Settlements on the flat agricultural area of Holderness are [[Hedon]] and [[Roos]] and in the [[Great Wold Valley]] is [[Rudston]]. [[Beverley]], [[Bishop Burton]], Driffield, [[Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire|Cottingham]] and [[Lockington, East Riding of Yorkshire|Lockington]] lie is the Yorkshire Wolds eastern foot. Low-lying lands close to the [[Humber Estuary]] are [[Goole]], [[Brough, East Riding of Yorkshire|Brough]], [[North Ferriby]], [[Hessle]] and [[Kirk Ella]]. [[Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire|Stamford Bridge]], [[Pocklington]], [[Market Weighton]], [[Holme-on-Spalding-Moor]], [[Howden]] and [[South Cave]] all lie to the north and west of the area, between the [[River Derwent, Yorkshire|River Derwent]] and the scarp slope of the Wolds.<ref>{{cite book |last=AA Publishing |title=AA Road Atlas Britain 2009 |publisher=Automobile Association |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-7495-5689-1}}</ref>

==Places of interest==
{{See also|List of SSSIs in East Riding of Yorkshire|List of Grade I listed buildings in the East Riding of Yorkshire}}
[[File:Withernsea (17345846946).jpg|thumb|[[Withernsea]] Pier Towers]]
[[File:Sewerby Hall (41569921825).jpg|thumb|Sewerby Hall]]
[[File:Burnby Hall Gardens.jpg|thumb|[[Burnby Hall Gardens]]]]
There are a wide range of interesting places to visit in the East Riding. These include historic buildings such as [[Burnby|Burnby Hall]], [[Burton Agnes Manor House]], [[Burton Agnes Hall]], [[Sewerby Hall]], [[Skipsea Castle]] and the gun battery of [[Fort Paull]]. The religious edifices of the [[Rudston Monolith]], [[Beverley Minster]], [[Beverley Friary]] and [[Howden Minster]] can be visited at all seasons.<ref>
{{cite web
|url = http://www.realyorkshire.co.uk/top-ten-attractions.aspx
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20090307013632/http://www.realyorkshire.co.uk/top-ten-attractions.aspx
|url-status = dead
|archive-date = 7 March 2009
|title = Top Ten Attractions – Top Ten Attraction in Hull & East Yorkshire
|publisher = Welcome to Yorkshire
|access-date = 6 June 2013
}}
</ref>

[[File:Skidby Working Windmill 1.jpg|thumb|right|[[Skidby Windmill]] is surrounded by fertile agricultural land typical of the East Riding.]]
The sails of [[Skidby Windmill]] can be seen providing the power to grind flour on certain days, and natural sites provide interest at [[Spurn]], [[Bempton Cliffs]], [[Hornsea Mere]], [[Humber|Humber Estuary]], [[River Hull]], [[Watton, East Riding of Yorkshire|Watton Beck]], [[River Derwent, Yorkshire|River Derwent]], [[River Ouse, Yorkshire|River Ouse]], [[River Aire]], [[River Trent]] and [[River Don, South Yorkshire|River Don]], some of which are owned or run by the [[Yorkshire Wildlife Trust]].<ref>
{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.realyorkshire.co.uk/HEY/visit-east-yorkshire.aspx
 |title        = Visit East Yorkshire Wolds Attractions Humber Bridge Bridlington Beverley
 |publisher    = Welcome to Yorkshire
 |access-date   = 4 November 2009
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20091214211945/http://www.realyorkshire.co.uk/hey/visit-east-yorkshire.aspx
 |archive-date  = 14 December 2009
 |url-status   = dead
}}
</ref>

The [[Driffield Navigation]], [[Leven Canal]], [[Market Weighton Canal]] and [[Pocklington Canal]] offer glimpses of tranquillity. [[Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire|Stamford Bridge]] is the site of the famous battle, and the [[Yorkshire Wolds Way]] is a [[long-distance footpath]] that takes a winding route through the [[Yorkshire Wolds]] to [[Filey]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/yorkshirewoldsway/ |title= Yorkshire Wolds Way |publisher=National Trails |access-date=26 September 2009 }}</ref>

===Religious sites===
{{See also|List of monastic houses in the East Riding of Yorkshire}}
[[Image:Beverley Minster - West Front - geograph.org.uk - 811106.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Beverley's 11th-century [[Beverley Minster|minster]] is one of the county's most visited sites.]]
Most of the East Riding is in the [[Archdeaconry of the East Riding|East Riding Archdeaconry]] of the [[Church of England]] [[Diocese of York]]. The archdeaconry includes the Yorkshire Wolds and the City of Hull, with a coastline extending from Scarborough and Bridlington in the north to Spurn Point. The [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough|Middlesbrough Roman Catholic diocese]] covers Yorkshire's historic east and [[North Riding|north]] ridings as well as the historic City of York.

Notable religious sites include [[Beverley Minster]], [[Howden Minster]], [[Hull Minster]] and [[Bridlington Priory]] along with the historic parish church of St Augustine, [[Hedon]], known as the 'King of Holderness',<ref>
{{cite web
|url = http://www.dioceseofyork.org.uk/dean20.shtml
|title = Deanery of South Holderness
|access-date = 2 August 2007
|author = The Diocese of York
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061007042815/http://www.dioceseofyork.org.uk/dean20.shtml |archive-date = 7 October 2006}}</ref> which is a [[Grade I listed building]]. The [[Sykes Churches Trail]] is a tour of East Yorkshire churches which were built, rebuilt or restored by the [[Sykes family of Sledmere|Sykes family]] of [[Sledmere House]] in the 19th&nbsp;century.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.eychurches.org.uk/images/stories/leaflets/Sykes%20Churches%20Trail%20southern%20route.pdf |title=Sykes Churches Trail Southern Route |publisher =East Yorkshire Historic Churches Group |access-date=31 October 2010 |location=Beverley }}</ref>

==Transport==
[[File:Humber Bridge.jpg|thumb|left|alt= The near pier of a suspension bridge spanning calm blue waters of a wide river estuary.| The [[Humber Bridge]] connects the East Riding with North Lincolnshire.]]
The East Riding has only a small segment of motorway. Part of the [[M62 motorway|M62]] serves to link the [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]] area to [[West Yorkshire]] and the national motorway network, while the [[M18 motorway (Great Britain)|M18]] incidentally passes the district border near Goole. Primary roads in the district include the [[A63 road|A63]], [[A164 road|A164]], [[A165 road|A165]], [[A1034 road|A1034]], [[A166 road|A166]], [[A1033 road|A1033]] and the [[A1079 road|A1079]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Classification of roads |url=https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/environment/roads-streets-traffic-and-parking/roads-pavements-and-traffic/classification-of-roads/ |website=www.eastriding.gov.uk |access-date=2 March 2023}}</ref>

[[Hull Paragon Interchange]] is a large railway station, served by the [[Selby Line]] to the west and the [[Yorkshire Coast Line]] to the north. See [[:Category:Railway stations in the East Riding of Yorkshire|Railway stations in the East Riding of Yorkshire]].

Train operators active in the area are [[Hull Trains]], [[London North Eastern Railway]], [[Northern (train operating company)|Northern]] and [[TransPennine Express]]. Bus services are provided by several operators including [[First York]], which provides services from the East Riding into York, Goole Town Service and also services from Goole to Doncaster. [[Stagecoach in Hull]] provides services from the East Riding to Hull and into Lincolnshire, and [[East Yorkshire Motor Services]], historically the dominant area operator, provides a wide variety of bus services throughout the East Riding. [[Yorkshire Coastliner]] provides services from Bridlington to Malton, York and Leeds.<ref>
{{cite web
 |url=http://www.gettingaround.eastriding.gov.uk/weblinks.html 
 |title=Getting Around 
 |publisher=East Riding of Yorkshire Council 
 |access-date=22 October 2009
 |year=2007 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023220347/http://www.gettingaround.eastriding.gov.uk/weblinks.html 
 |archive-date=23 October 2008
}}
</ref> Holderness Area Rural Transport, a charity, provides a community transport service for North Holderness, taking people to medical appointments in [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]] and to the shops.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.MEDiBUS.org.uk/ |title= HART website|access-date=20 January 2014}}</ref>

The [[Humber Bridge]], a road-only bridge, part of the [[A15 road (England)|A15]], links [[Hessle]], west of Hull, with [[Barton-upon-Humber]] in Lincolnshire. West of this, the next crossing of the river (the [[River Ouse, Yorkshire|Ouse]] at this point) are three bridges near [[Goole]]: a railway bridge, the M62 bridge and the [[A614 road|A614]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}

The area is served by [[Humberside Airport]] located in Lincolnshire.

==Economy==
[[File:Beverley on market day.jpg|thumb|right|alt= Brightly coloured canvas tops of many market stalls in a town setting.|[[Beverley]] on market day]]
[[File:Bridlington Harbour - geograph.org.uk - 1270326.jpg|thumb|right|Bridlington Harbour]]
The district is generally rural, with no towns approaching the size of Hull. There are a few market towns such as [[Beverley]], Driffield, [[Goole]], [[Market Weighton]] and [[Pocklington]], and the coastal towns of Bridlington, Hornsea and Withernsea. In the south the district contains areas such as [[Hessle]] which are part of the Hull urban area but outside the city boundaries. Rural areas tend to have a greater business stock than urban areas, reflecting the number of agricultural businesses and small businesses in rural areas. 20% of all [[value added tax|VAT]] registered businesses in the East Riding are in agriculture and related sectors, although the number of such businesses fell by 40% between 1997 and 2003.<ref>
{{cite web
 |url=http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/corp-docs/forwardplanning/docs/ldf/issues_options/interactive/section_712970179.html 
 |title=Issues and Options Consultation Paper – Background: The East Riding Economy 
 |publisher=East Riding of Yorkshire Council 
 |access-date=11 September 2009
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609180815/http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/corp-docs/forwardplanning/docs/ldf/issues_options/interactive/section_712970179.html 
 |archive-date=9 June 2011
}}
</ref>
Easington, on the coast, is the site of a natural gas terminal, [[Easington Gas Terminal]], used for the [[Langeled pipeline]], as well as three other gas terminals operated by [[BP]] and [[Centrica]].<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.bpnsi.com/index.asp?id=7369643D312669643D3231
|title=BP NSI &#124; Easington
|publisher=BP
|access-date=11 September 2009
|year=2007
}}
</ref>

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of East Riding of Yorkshire at current basic prices with figures in millions of British pounds sterling.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_economy/RegionalGVA.pdf |title=Regional Gross Value Added |access-date=6 October 2008 |date=21 December 2005 |publisher=Office for National Statistics |pages=240–253 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201002538/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_economy/RegionalGVA.pdf |archive-date=1 December 2007 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year || Regional Gross Value Added{{ref label|rounding|a|a}} || Agriculture{{ref label|agriculture|b|b}} || Industry{{ref label|industry|c|c}} || Services{{ref label|services|d|d}}
|-
| 1995 || '''2,708''' || 299 || 896 || 1,513
|-
| 2000 || '''3,006''' || 209 || 1,090 || 1,707
|-
| 2003 || '''3,783''' || 233 || 1,106 || 2,444
|}

:{{note label|rounding|a|a}} Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
:{{note label|agriculture|b|b}} includes hunting and forestry
:{{note label|industry|c|c}} includes energy and construction
:{{note label|services|d|d}} includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured

The East Riding is characterised by a high employment rate and a relatively low unemployment level. The overall unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the national average. However, there are unemployment hotspots in Bridlington, Goole and Withernsea.<ref name="Facts and figures">{{cite web|url=http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/corp-docs/researchgroup/Reports/Facts_and_Figs.pdf |title=Key facts and figures |page=2 |date=October 2009 |publisher=East Riding of Yorkshire Council |access-date=12 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609181753/http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/corp-docs/researchgroup/Reports/Facts_and_Figs.pdf |archive-date=9 June 2011 }}</ref> Unemployment levels tend to fluctuate over the course of the year with lower levels during the summer months due to increased employment in the tourism and food production sectors. A major year-round employer in the East Riding is the Defence School of Transport at [[Defence School of Transport|DST Leconfield]], which trains 14,000 personnel from the Army, the Royal Air Force and the Royal Marines each year and provides more than 1,000 civilian jobs.<ref>
{{cite web
 |url        = http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/woldslocal/news/Community-built-tradition/article-1351575-detail/article.html
 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130114024507/http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/woldslocal/news/Community-built-tradition/article-1351575-detail/article.html
 |url-status  = dead
 |archivedate = 14 January 2013
 |title      = Leconfield village visit
 |work       = East Riding Mail
 |accessdate = 7 November 2009
 |year       = 2009
}}
</ref>

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council has joined Hull City Council, North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire Councils in the [[Hull and Humber Ports City Region]] Partnership.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.thenorthernway.co.uk/downloaddoc.asp?id=270 
 |title=Global Gateway UK 
 |year=2006 
 |publisher=Hull City Council 
 |access-date=11 September 2009
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609052946/http://www.thenorthernway.co.uk/downloaddoc.asp?id=270 
 |archive-date=9 June 2011
}}</ref>

===Renewable energy===
[[File:Rape and turbines, High Fosham, East Yorks (geograph 4439282).jpg|thumb|left|Wind farm in High Fosham]]
The [[UK government]] has set a target to generate 10% of the UK's electricity from [[renewable energy]] sources by 2010. The [[Energy White Paper]] (2003) sets out the Government's aspiration to double that figure to 20% by 2020. It has additionally signed up to the legally binding [[Kyoto Protocol]], which requires a reduction of [[greenhouse gas emissions]] by 12.5% of 1990 levels by 2008–12 and a reduction of {{CO2|link=yes}} emissions by 20% of 1990 levels by 2010. Regional and local authorities are required to contribute to the delivery of these national targets. The East Riding has an above-average potential to generate renewable electricity for Local Authorities in the region due its large [[wind energy]] potential.<ref>
{{cite web
 |url=http://www.gos.gov.uk/497763/docs/199734/199731/247395/290895 
 |title=Planning for Renewable Energy Targets in Yorkshire and Humber 
 |publisher=AEA Technology 
 |format=PDF 
 |page=52 
 |date=December 2004 
 |access-date=11 October 2009
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203135736/http://www.gos.gov.uk/497763/docs/199734/199731/247395/290895 
 |archive-date=3 December 2009
}}</ref> The East Riding of Yorkshire is set a target of 41&nbsp;[[Megawatt|MW]] by 2010, and a target for 2021 of 148&nbsp;MW for installed grid-connected renewable energy. There are operational [[wind farms]] at [[Lissett]] in Holderness and [[Out Newton]] to the north of the Humber Estuary.<ref>
{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.eon-uk.com/generation/outnewton.aspx
 |title        = Out Newton
 |publisher    = E.ON UK plc
 |access-date   = 11 October 2009
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100103043742/http://eon-uk.com/generation/outnewton.aspx
 |archive-date  = 3 January 2010
 |url-status   = dead
}}
</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Infinis – Lissett Airfield|url=http://www.infinis.com/our-business/onshore-wind/our-operations/lissett-airfield/|website=www.infinis.com|access-date=30 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409201107/http://www.infinis.com/our-business/onshore-wind/our-operations/lissett-airfield/|archive-date=9 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

There are single turbines at the Waste Water Treatment Works at [[Saltend]] and at Loftsome Bridge Water Treatment Works near [[Barmby on the Marsh]].<ref>
{{cite web
 |url=http://www.yorkshirewater.com/our-environment/carbon-management/renewable-energy.aspx 
 |title=Renewable energy 
 |publisher=Yorkshire Water 
 |year=2008 
 |access-date=11 October 2009
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425020338/http://www.yorkshirewater.com/our-environment/carbon-management/renewable-energy.aspx 
 |archive-date=25 April 2009
}}
</ref> In addition, several other wind developments have either been given or are applying for permission. By late February 2009 there was existing developed capacity or planning approval for 140&nbsp;MW of renewable energy from wind farm developments. The overall renewable energy target for 2010 and 2021 has therefore already been exceeded by wind energy proposals alone, assuming some of these schemes will be operational by 2010. The East Riding has also exceeded 148&nbsp;MW, when other renewable energy types such as [[biomass]] are included in the calculation.<ref>{{cite news
|url = http://www.naffertontoday.co.uk/736/huge-plan-for-power-plant.5606509.jp
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130419062436/http://www.naffertontoday.co.uk/736/huge-plan-for-power-plant.5606509.jp
|url-status = dead
|archive-date = 19 April 2013
|title = Huge plan for power plant
|work = Driffield Times
|date = 2 September 2009
|access-date = 3 November 2009
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/corp-docs/forwardplanning/docs/spg/renewable/Volume1.pdf |title=Planning for Renewable Energy Developments |publisher=East Riding of Yorkshire Council |access-date=11 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609181542/http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/corp-docs/forwardplanning/docs/spg/renewable/Volume1.pdf |archive-date=9 June 2011 }}</ref> The Humber Estuary is to be used for trials of a tidal stream generator. If successful, it will be used to develop larger models which could be deployed in a 100-unit "renewable power station" capable of powering 70,000 homes.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Tidal-power-trials-to-go.3957070.jp
|title=Tidal power trials to go ahead on Humber
|location = Leeds
|work = Yorkshire Post
|date = 8 April 2008
|access-date=3 November 2009
|first = Simon
|last = Bristow
}}
</ref>

===Industry===
[[File:It's grim up north - geograph.org.uk - 294000.jpg|thumb|BP Chemical Plant, [[Salt End]]]]
The 18th&nbsp;century saw a [[canal]] network form, the [[River Derwent, Yorkshire|River Derwent]] was canalised as far upstream as Malton and was linked to Pocklington by the cutting of the [[Pocklington Canal]]. Other canals were cut to join the towns of [[Beverley]] and Driffield to the [[River Hull]], which was also improved to aid navigation. The [[Market Weighton Canal]] connected the town directly to the [[Humber Estuary]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Allison|1976|p=214}}</ref> The canals and canalisation of the county's rivers helped aid drainage to low-lying and ill-drained areas.<ref>{{cite book|last=Duckham|first=Baron F.|title=The inland waterways of East Yorkshire, 1700–1900|year=1972|publisher= East Yorkshire Local History Society|location=York|isbn=0900349298|page=3}}</ref>

The 19th&nbsp;century saw a rail network created. An early rail link was constructed between [[Filey]] and [[Bridlington]] in 1847 and the Malton to Driffield railway was the first to cross the Wolds in 1853.<ref>{{Harvnb|Allison|1976|p=217}}</ref> Holidaymakers on the rail network expanded the coastal resorts of Bridlington, [[Hornsea]] and [[Withernsea]]. These routes also served the agricultural community in helping to get products to the expanding industrial markets to the port of [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]] for export and the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]] for further production. The landscape in the East Riding has changed little since the [[enclosure]] of the open fields in the 18th and 19th&nbsp;centuries, except for some [[hedge]]rows removed to allow for the use of large [[agricultural machinery]] in the 20th&nbsp;century.<ref>{{Harvnb|Allison|1976|p=257}}</ref>

==Education==
{{See also|List of schools in the East Riding of Yorkshire}}
[[Image:Hull University - geograph.org.uk - 745377.jpg|thumb|The Derwent Building at the [[University of Hull]]]]
[[File:Hull College - geograph.org.uk - 957895.jpg|thumb|[[Hull College]]]]
The East Riding local education authority supports 150 schools: 131 primary schools and 19 secondary schools.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.schoolswebdirectory.co.uk/leasearch.php?lea=East%20Riding%20of%20Yorks
|title=Schools Web Directory UK
|publisher=Deepspace Web Services
|year=2008
|access-date=11 September 2009
}}
</ref> The total net spending per head of population on education rose from £578.08 in 2006–07 to £632.88 in 2007–08.<ref name="Facts and figures"/>
In 2009 primary school test results showed a slide down the national performance table for the East Riding authority, dropping eight places in the national league table to 28th after other education authorities improved more in the tests.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-20080660.html
|title=East Riding schools show steady improvement | newspaper = Hull Daily Mail
| date = 2 April 2009
|access-date=11 September 2009
}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/table/2009/apr/01/primary-school-league-tables-east-riding-of-yorkshire
|title=Primary school league tables: East Riding of Yorkshire Sats results 2008
|work= The Guardian
|access-date=11 September 2009
| location=London
| date=1 April 2009}}
</ref>

At secondary level the authority slipped seven places to 39th out of 149 authorities, despite producing the best set of [[General Certificate of Secondary Education]] (GCSE) results since the inception of the East Riding of Yorkshire Council in 1996. The percentage of students achieving five or more good GCSEs, at grades A*–C including maths and English, rose to 52.5 per cent, from 50.8 per cent in 2007. This is above the national average of 47.6 per cent.<ref>
{{cite news
 |url        = http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/beverleylocal/news/schools/result-fails-halt-county-s-GCSE-slide-rankings/article-620537-detail/article.html
 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130114014419/http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/beverleylocal/news/schools/result-fails-halt-county-s-GCSE-slide-rankings/article-620537-detail/article.html
 |url-status   = dead
 |archive-date = 14 January 2013
 |title      = Top result fails to halt county's GCSE slide down rankings
 |newspaper  = East Riding Mail
 |location   = Hull
 |date       = 16 January 2009
 |access-date = 11 September 2009
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/08/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/811_alevel_lea.stm
|title= League Tables – Secondary schools in East Riding of Yorks
|work = BBC News Online
|access-date=11 September 2009
|date=15 January 2009}}
</ref>
Bishop Burton is the location of [[Bishop Burton College]], a [[further education]] and higher education college specialising in agriculture and [[equine]] studies.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.bishopb-college.ac.uk/
|title=Bishop Burton College
|publisher=Bishop Burton College
|access-date=6 November 2009
|archive-date=27 July 2011
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727204155/http://www.bishopb-college.ac.uk/
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>
[[Beverley Grammar School]], which was founded around 700&nbsp;AD, is widely renowned for being the oldest continuously operating state school in England.

Furthermore, [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]] is home to several schools, including the private [[Hymers College]], and a university. The [[University of Hull]] was founded as a university college in 1927 and received full university status in 1954; it is home to the [[Hull York Medical School]], and has seen large scale expansion in recent years to cater for the ever-growing number of students.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

== Public services ==
[[File:Hull Royal Infirmary (3) - geograph.org.uk - 606610.jpg|thumb|left|[[Hull Royal Infirmary]]]]
[[File:Hornsea Fire Station.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A grey and red, very angular and clean looking prefabricated building of two bays.|Hornsea fire station]]
Both the East Riding and Hull are still covered by the [[Humberside Police]] area and the [[Humberside Fire and Rescue Service]].<ref>
{{cite web
 |url = http://www.humberside.police.uk/myneighbourhood/east-riding-of-yorkshire/
 |title = Welcome to the Humberside Police website/C Division (East Riding of Yorkshire)
 |publisher = Humberside Police
 |access-date = 12 September 2009
 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080627154629/http://www.humberside.police.uk/myneighbourhood/east-riding-of-yorkshire/
 |archive-date = 27 June 2008}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web
 |url=http://www.humbersidefire.gov.uk/community/about-us.htm?aboutUs=1#theHistoryOfHFRS 
 |title=The History of HFRS 
 |publisher=Humberside Fire & Rescue Service 
 |access-date=24 October 2010
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002030137/http://www.humbersidefire.gov.uk/community/about-us.htm?aboutUs=1 
 |archive-date=2 October 2012
}}
</ref> Piped water is supplied by [[Yorkshire Water]] who also maintain the sewerage system.<ref>
{{cite web
 |url=http://www.yorkshirewater.com/your-water-services/local-improvements/improvements-in-your-area/east-yorkshire.aspx 
 |title=Improvements in East Yorkshire 
 |publisher=Yorkshire Water 
 |access-date=12 September 2009
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715060835/http://www.yorkshirewater.com/your-water-services/local-improvements/improvements-in-your-area/east-yorkshire.aspx 
 |archive-date=15 July 2009
}}
</ref> About 1% of the population use water from private supplies. They are usually in the more remote parts of the East Riding. The majority are bore holes but they can be wells or natural springs.<ref>
{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/atoz/details.aspx?id=299
 |title        = East Riding of Yorkshire Council Website: AtoZ
 |publisher    = East Riding of Yorkshire Council
 |access-date   = 12 September 2009
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110609181038/http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/atoz/details.aspx?id=299
 |archive-date  = 9 June 2011
 |url-status   = dead
}}
</ref>
[[National Health Service (England)|NHS]] East Riding of Yorkshire provides health services such as district nursing, health visiting, school nursing, intermediate care and therapy services. It works with local GP practices, pharmacists, dentists, optometrists and ambulance services to provide a primary healthcare service.<ref>
{{cite web
 |url=http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/pages/Trust.aspx?id=5NW 
 |title=NHS Trust – East Riding of Yorkshire PCT General Information 
 |publisher=National Health Service 
 |access-date=12 September 2009
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009172936/http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/Trust.aspx?id=5NW 
 |archive-date=9 October 2009
}}
</ref>
[[Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust]] provides hospitals at [[Castle Hill Hospital]], [[Hull Royal Infirmary]] and Beverley's [[Westwood Hospital]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hey.nhs.uk/ShowContent.aspx?PageID=161 |title=Other sites |publisher=Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust |access-date=6 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325042523/http://www.hey.nhs.uk/ShowContent.aspx?PageID=161 |archive-date=25 March 2010 }}
</ref> Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Healthcare NHS Trust runs [[Bridlington Hospital]] and also provides health care from the [[Alfred Bean Hospital]] at Driffield and the Malton Community Hospital which are run by the local primary care trusts (NHS East Riding and NHS North Yorkshire and York). Small cottage and community hospitals provide a range of services at [[Hornsea Cottage Hospital]] and Withernsea Community Hospital.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/Hospital.aspx?id=RV904&v=0
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130114053909/http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/Hospital.aspx?id=RV904&v=0
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=14 January 2013
|title=Hornsea Cottage Hospital General Information
|publisher=NHS
|access-date=22 October 2009
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/Hospital.aspx?id=5NW33
|title=Withernsea Community Hospital General Information
|publisher=NHS
|access-date=22 October 2009
|archive-date=9 July 2009
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709221736/http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/Hospital.aspx?id=5NW33
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

There are ten household waste recycling sites across the East Riding. In the 2004–05 financial year {{convert|210112|t}} of municipal waste was collected by East Riding and {{convert|154723|t}} by Hull. Between 2003–04 and 2004–05 the amount of waste collected in Hull increased by 1.77% ({{convert|2696|t|disp=sqbr}}) and in the East Riding by 4.80% ({{convert|9629|t|disp=sqbr}}). Target 45+ is a joint sustainable waste-management strategy developed in partnership by Hull City Council and the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. The overall aim is to achieve 45% recycling or composting by 2010 and then go beyond this. At the outset it was anticipated that recycling rates in the East Riding by the end of 2005–06 would be 22.4% and in Hull the rate would be 17.4%.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.target45plus.org.uk/target45/
|title=Target 45+
|publisher=www.target45plus.org.uk
|access-date=15 October 2009
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121224044827/http://www.target45plus.org.uk/target45/
|archive-date=24 December 2012
}}
</ref>
The [[Waste Recycling Group]] is a company working in partnership with the Hull City and East Riding of Yorkshire councils to deal with waste. The company has plans to build an energy from waste plant at [[Saltend]] to deal with {{convert|240000|t}} of rubbish and put waste to a productive use by providing power for the equivalent of 20,000&nbsp;houses.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.wrg.co.uk/hullandeastriding/salt-end.asp
|title=Salt End
|publisher= Waste Recycling Group
|access-date=15 October 2009
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071231104014/http://www.wrg.co.uk/hullandeastriding/salt-end.asp |archive-date = 31 December 2007}}
</ref>

The East Riding of Yorkshire is notably high for recycling rates. The county was marked the first Unitary Authority in England for household waste recycling, composting and re-use rate in 2021. Figures highlight that 60.8% of household waste in the county was recycled or composted, ahead of second-place [[North Somerset]] who were marked at 60.4%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.letsrecycle.com/councils/league-tables/2020-21-overall-performance-2/|title=2020/21 overall performance|accessdate=17 February 2023|work =  Lets Recycle}}</ref>

==Sport and leisure==
[[File:KC Stadium.JPG|thumb|260px|alt=A view at twilight looking down onto a modern brightly lighted circular football stadium|The [[MKM Stadium]], [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]]]]
Hull is the main centre for national-level sport in the region. [[Hull City A.F.C.]], play in the [[EFL Championship|Championship]], the second tier of the [[English football league system]], after promotion, as champions, from [[EFL League One|League One]], at the first time of asking, in the [[2020–21 Hull City A.F.C. season|2020–21 season]].<ref>{{cite news
 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56869267
 | title = Hull City 3–1 Wigan Athletic
 | date = 1 May 2021
 | work = BBC Sport
 | access-date = 1 May 2021}}</ref> [[Bridlington Town A.F.C.]] play in the [[Northern Premier League|Northern Premier League East Division]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenpl.co.uk/club-info/34573710|title=Bridlington Town|website=The Pitching In Northern Premier League|year=2023|accessdate=9 February 2023}}</ref>
[[North Ferriby F.C.|North Ferriby]] play in the [[Northern Counties East League]] Premier Division<ref>{{cite web|url=https://northferribyfc.co.uk/news/promotion-at-last|title=Promotion at last!|date=24 April 2022|publisher=North Ferriby Football Club|accessdate=17 February 2023}}</ref> and [[Hall Road Rangers F.C.|Hall Road Rangers]] played in Division One until resigning before the 2022–23 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncefl.org.uk/teams/hallroadrangers/news/2022/|title=Rangers resign from NCEL|date=7 July 2022|publisher=Northern Counties East Football League|accessdate=17 February 2023}}</ref> [[Beverley Town F.C.|Beverley Town]] also play in NCEL division one as of the 2022–23 season, after being promoted the season before from the East Ridings highest amateur football league, [[Humber Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nonleagueyorkshire.com/2022/05/12/three-step-7-clubs-promoted-to-ncel/|title=Three Step 7 clubs promoted to NCEL|last=Grayson|first=James|date=12 May 2022|publisher=Non League Yorkshire|accessdate=17 February 2023}}</ref>

There are two professional [[rugby league]] teams based in Hull: [[Hull F.C.]] and [[Hull Kingston Rovers]] who play in the [[Super League]]. Bridlington Rugby Union Football Club plays at Dukes Park in Bridlington. The [[Hull Pirates]] [[ice hockey]] team were founded in 2015 and played in the [[National Ice Hockey League]]'s National League,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eiha.co.uk/nihl-new-structure-for-national-league-agreed-by-clubs-to-start-2019-20-season/|publisher=English Ice Hockey Association|title=New structure for National League agreed by clubs to start 2019/20 season|website=eiha.co.uk|date=16 March 2019|access-date=23 May 2020|archive-date=21 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521222510/https://eiha.co.uk/nihl-new-structure-for-national-league-agreed-by-clubs-to-start-2019-20-season/|url-status=dead}}<br />{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-33381384|title=Hull to get new professional ice hockey team|date=3 July 2015|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|access-date=4 July 2015}}<br />{{cite web|url=http://www.hullpirates.co.uk/|title=Smailes Goldie Hull Pirates : Official Website : Ice Hockey Team|publisher=Hull Pirates|access-date=22 October 2018}}<br />{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/39644437|title=English Premier League clubs advised to apply for lower league|date=19 April 2017|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref> but were replaced by [[Hull Seahawks]] for the 2022–23 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hullseahawks.co.uk/club-history|title=Hull Ice Hockey History|publisher=Hull Seahawks|accessdate=22 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
 | author = NIHL Management Group
 | date = 3 May 2022
 | title = Hull Seahawks Announcement
 | url = https://www.telfordtigers.net/hull-seahawks-announcement/
 | accessdate = 6 September 2022
 | website = Telford Tigers}}</ref>

Horse racing is catered for at [[Beverley Racecourse]] on the Westwood to the west of Beverley. What the organisers claim is the world's oldest horse race, the [[Kiplingcotes Derby]], has been held annually in the East Riding since 1519.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-35834128|title=Kiplingcotes Derby winner 'never been so scared'|access-date=10 August 2016|date=17 March 2016|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC}}</ref>
There are more than a dozen golf clubs in the Riding including the cliff-top course at Flamborough. The Royal Yorkshire Yacht Club is based at Bridlington, and flying and gliding take place from Pocklington airfield and Eddsfield airfield.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastyorkshire.co.uk/eddsfield/index.htm|title=Eddsfield airfield|publisher=East Yorkshire IT|access-date=26 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831225125/http://www.eastyorkshire.co.uk/eddsfield/index.htm|archive-date=31 August 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Media==
The region is covered by [[BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire]] based in Hull and [[Yorkshire Television|ITV Yorkshire]], broadcast from Leeds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007tp3n|title=BBC One Programmes – Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)|publisher=BBC|access-date=4 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/yorkshire/meettheteam/?intcmp=NAV_CALENDAR0_MEETTHET3|title=Meet the Team – ITV Calendar|publisher=Independent Television|access-date=4 November 2009}}</ref> [[BBC Local Radio]] for the county is served by [[BBC Radio Humberside]] and [[BBC Radio York]] (covering [[Pocklington]]). County-wide commercial radio stations are [[Capital Yorkshire]], [[Hits Radio East Yorkshire & North Lincolnshire]], [[Greatest Hits Radio East Yorkshire]] and [[Nation Radio East Yorkshire]]. The county also has four [[Community radio]] stations Great Driffield Radio, which covers Great Driffield and the surrounding villages, [[Seaside FM]], which serves the [[Holderness]] area on 105.3&nbsp;[[FM broadcasting|FM]]&nbsp;[[MHz]], [[Vixen 101]] which serves [[Market Weighton]] and [[Pocklington]] and 107.8 Beverley FM which serves [[Beverley]] and the surrounding areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radio-now.co.uk/north.htm|title=Yorkshire radio stations, including Lincolnshire|publisher=Radio now|access-date=4 November 2009|archive-date=25 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125013741/http://www.radio-now.co.uk/north.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Newspapers include the ''[[Hull Daily Mail]]'', owned by [[Reach plc]]. An ''[[East Riding Mail]]'' was launched in March 2006 as a sister paper to this.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2007/news/new-masthead-marks-changes-at-the-mail/
|title=New masthead marks changes at the Mail|date=25 June 2007|work=Hold The Front Page|access-date=1 December 2019}}</ref> Other newspapers in the area include the ''[[Bridlington Free Press]]'', the ''Goole Times'', the ''[[Holderness Gazette]]'', and the ''Driffield & Wolds Weekly''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sharman|first1=David|title=Independent weekly buys new town centre office after outgrowing first HQ|url=https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2019/news/independent-weekly-buys-new-town-centre-office-after-outgrowing-first-hq/|website=Hold The Front Page|access-date=2 December 2019|date=29 March 2019}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/3753852.stm|title=Other news sources in East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire|work=BBC News Online|access-date=4 November 2009|date=18 October 2004}}
</ref> The ''Beverley Guardian'' and the ''Driffield Times & Post'' used to serve the area but closed in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sharman|first1=David|title=Two weeklies set to close as publisher launches new monthly paper|url=https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2016/news/two-weeklies-to-shut-as-publisher-launches-new-monthly-paper/|website=Hold The Front Page|access-date=2 December 2019|date=10 August 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Custos Rotulorum of the East Riding of Yorkshire]] – Keepers of the Rolls
* [[Grade I listed buildings in the East Riding of Yorkshire]]
* [[Grade I listed churches in the East Riding of Yorkshire]]
* [[Grade II* listed buildings in the East Riding of Yorkshire]]
* [[High Sheriff of the East Riding of Yorkshire|List of High Sheriffs of the East Riding of Yorkshire]]
* [[Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire|List of Lord Lieutenants of the East Riding of Yorkshire]]
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==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book|last=Allison|first=K.&nbsp;J.|title=The East Riding of Yorkshire Landscape|publisher=Hodder and Stoughton Limited|location=London|year=1976|series=The Making of the English Landscape|isbn=0-340-15821-2}}
* {{cite book|last=Van de Noort|first=Robert|title=The Humber Wetlands|publisher=Windgather Press|location=Macclesfield, Cheshire|year=2004|series=Landscapes of Britain|isbn=0-9545575-4-9}}
* {{cite book |last=Muir |first=Richard |title=The Yorkshire Countryside. A Landscape History |publisher=Keele University Press |location=Edinburgh |year=1997 |isbn=1-85331-198-7}}
* {{cite book |last=Wilson |first=Vernon |title=East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire |publisher=HMSO |location=London |year=1948 |series=British Regional Geology |oclc=2281266}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|East Riding of Yorkshire}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081220111243/http://www.goferinfo.com/dataobs/index.aspx Data Observatory – East Riding of Yorkshire Council]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071213160328/http://www.realyorkshire.co.uk/ Official Tourism information for East Yorkshire]
* [http://www.aboutbridlington.co.uk/ Bridlington Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502100215/http://aboutbridlington.co.uk/ |date=2 May 2013 }}
* [http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/ East Riding of Yorkshire Council]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090829080038/http://www.eastyorks.beverleyinpictures.co.uk/  Many photographs of the East Riding of Yorkshire]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080119191747/http://www.eastridingonline.co.uk/ East Riding online]
* [http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/archive/eastraggs_eh_2008/ East Riding of Yorkshire: assessment of archaeological resource in aggregate areas]
* [https://imfromyorkshire.uk.com/guide-to-yorkshire/east-riding/ Information on the East Riding of Yorkshire: I'm From Yorkshire]

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