Holderness was a
rural district in the
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to t ...
from 1935 to 1974. It covered the southern part of the East Riding's North Sea coast.
It was created by a County Review Order made under the
Local Government Act 1929
The Local Government Act 1929 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made changes to the Poor Law and local government in England and Wales.
The Act abolished the system of poor law unions in England and Wales and their board ...
by the merger of
Patrington Rural District
Patrington was a rural district in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1894 to 1935.
The district formed the south-eastern part of the county, stretching from Hedon to Spurn.
The district was created by the Local Government Act 1894.
I ...
, most of
Skirlaugh Rural District and part of
Sculcoates Rural District.
It survived until 1974, when, under the
Local Government Act 1972 it was abolished,
and became part of the larger
Holderness
Holderness is an area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, on the north-east coast of England. An area of rich agricultural land, Holderness was marshland until it was drained in the Middle Ages. Topographically, Holderness has more in common wit ...
borough in
Humberside
Humberside () was a Non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in Northern England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. It was composed of land from either side of the Humber Estuary, create ...
. Since 1996 it has formed part of a unitary East Riding.
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Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972
Holderness
Rural districts of the East Riding of Yorkshire