Holderness (borough)

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

Holderness
Holderness shown within Humberside
Area
• 1974	133,593 acres (540.63 km2)[1]
Population
• 1973[2]	42,610
• 1992[3]	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

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.

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.

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