Holderness (borough)
| Holderness | |
|---|---|
Holderness shown within Humberside | |
| Area | |
| • 1974 | 133,593 acres (540.63 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1973 | 42,610 |
| • 1992 | 51,800 |
| History | |
| • Created | 1974 |
| • Abolished | 1996 |
| • Succeeded by | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district, Borough |
| Government | |
| • HQ | Skirlaugh |
| • Motto | Think Right : Do Right |
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:
- The municipal borough of Hedon,
- The urban districts of Hornsea and Withernsea,
- The Holderness Rural District.
The council's headquarters were at Skirlaugh, in the converted workhouse that had been built in 1838.
On 1 April 1996, Humberside and the borough were abolished, and it became part of the new unitary East Riding of Yorkshire.