Talk:North Riding of Yorkshire

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I have tidied up the article a little, altering a few points of style, and bringing its descussion of the North Riding into line with other historic county divisions. The previous description of the county councils 'recognising' the existence of a division which had been widely recognised for centuries seemed simplistic (and misleading) in that the County Councils created under the 1888 act did not reflect exacdtly the historic divisions. The reference to the proposed 'ressurection' of the Riding for local government purposes, while technically correct, seemed misleading also, and I changed it it 're-use'.

Some of the confusions on this article, as in the West and East Riding articles, stem from the fact that the articles are doing two, and in the East's case three, jobs: 1) Covering the ancient divisions - around since Viking times and still used by many, 2) The Victorian created (1889-1974) county council areas, and 3) {in the East Riding's case] the new, active administrative region. They all have the same names, but are different things geographically, historically and intellectually. Short of creating discrete articles, I think it's best to be very clear and not to conflate them. KRC58 22:52, 19 May 2006 (UTC)