East Riding of Yorkshire

noun

1. a county of NE England, a historical division of Yorkshire on the North Sea and the Humber estuary: became part of Humberside in 1974; reinstated as an independent unitary authority in 1996, with a separate authority for Kingston upon Hull: chiefly agricultural and low-lying, with various industries in Hull. Administrative centre: Beverley. Pop (excluding Hull): 321 300 (2003 est). Area (excluding Hull): 748 sq km (675 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The H5N5 strain was detected on a farm in the East Riding of Yorkshire earlier this month.

From BBC

In a five-minute hearing, Lorraine Harris, the area coroner for Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire, said the cause of his death was a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.

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A bird flu outbreak has been confirmed in commercial poultry at a farm in East Riding of Yorkshire.

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Before enrolling at graduate school at USC, Sibley worked for Humberside Police, a roughly 4,000-member force that patrols East Riding of Yorkshire, about four hours north of London.

From Los Angeles Times

Anne Handley, the Conservative leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said she was delighted the devolution deal had been approved.

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