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Holderness was a local government district and borough in northern England, named after the Holderness peninsula.

It was formed on 1 April 1974 along with the non-metropolitan county of Humberside in which it was situated. It was formed from part of the administrative county of Yorkshire, East Riding, namely:

Council Offices, Skirlaugh

The council's headquarters were at Skirlaugh, in the converted workhouse that had been built in 1838.[4][5]

On 1 April 1996, Humberside and the borough were abolished, and it became part of the new unitary East Riding of Yorkshire.[6]

References

  1. ^ Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 60. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
  2. ^ Registrar General's annual estimated figure mid 1973
  3. ^ OPCS Key Population and Vital Statistics 1992
  4. ^ Higginbotham, Peter. "Skirlaugh Workhouse". The Workhouse. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Rowton Villas, Offices of Holderness Borough Council (Grade II) (1083425)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  6. ^ "The Humberside (Structural Change) Order 1995". Office of Public Sector Information. 1995. Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2009.

53°47′42″N 0°10′19″W / 53.795°N 0.172°W / 53.795; -0.172


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