North Yorkshire (district)

North Yorkshire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It covers the non-metropolitan county of the same name and its seven former districts: Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate, Scarborough, Richmondshire, Ryedale and Selby.[1] It is governed by North Yorkshire Council.

North Yorkshire
Unitary authority area
County Hall, the administrative centre of the district
County Hall, the administrative centre of the district
Shown within North Yorkshire ceremonial county
Shown within North Yorkshire ceremonial county
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountyNorth Yorkshire
Unitary Authority1 April 2023
SeatNorthallerton
Government
 • TypeUnitary authority
 • Local AuthorityNorth Yorkshire Council
Population
 (2021)
 • Total(Ranked )
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
Postcode
DL6–DL11
HG
TS9
YO7, YO8, YO11–YO14, YO17–YO24, YO26, YO30, YO51, YO60–YO62
ISO 3166-2GB-NYK
ONS code36 (ONS)
E10000023 (GSS)
WebsiteCouncil website

The district is within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire with the City of York the boroughs of Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland & Stockton-on-Tees (area south of the River Tees).

The area is 3,483 square metres (37,490 sq ft).

History
Former non-metropolitan districts
# Local authority 2011 census
1 Harrogate 157,869[2]
2 Scarborough 108,793[3]
3 Hambleton 89,140[4]
4 Selby 83,449[5]
5 Craven 55,409[6]
6 Richmondshire 51,965[7]
7 Ryedale 51,751[8]

The district was created on 1 April 2023, following the merger of the above boroughs and districts as part of the 2019–2023 structural changes to local government in England‎.

Geography

The district has multiple hamlets and villages. Larger towns and settlements include Harrogate, Scarborough, Northallerton, Selby, Skipton-in-Craven, Richmond, Malton, Thirsk, Stokesley, Great Ayton, Norton-on-Derwent, Catterick Garrison, Pickering, Helmsley and Knaresborough while Ripon is the only city in the district.

The district is bounded to the north by County Durham and the boroughs of Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees and Middlesbrough. To the south-east of the district is the City of York and to the south west by the City of Leeds and City of Bradford, to the west by Lancashire, Cumbria to the north west.

References
  1. "Transport map of shire county divided into districts". North Yorkshire County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  2. "Harrogate Local Authority". Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. "Scarborough Local Authority". Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. "Hambleton Local Authority". Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  5. "Selby Local Authority". Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  6. "Craven Local Authority". Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  7. "Richmondshire Local Authority". Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  8. "Ryedale Local Authority". Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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