North Yorkshire (district)

North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan county and unitary authority area (legally known as the County of North Yorkshire),^[3] in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It covers seven former districts: Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate, Scarborough, Richmondshire, Ryedale and Selby.^[4]

North Yorkshire
Unitary authority area
Ripon, the only city in the district and its third-largest settlement.
Shown within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Historic county	Yorkshire
Unitary Authority	1 April 2023
Seat	Northallerton
Government
• Type	Unitary authority
• Local Authority	North Yorkshire Council
• Leadership	Leader and cabinet[1]
Area
• Total	3,103 sq mi (8,037 km2)
• Rank	1st
Population  (2022)
• Total	623,501
• Rank	3rd
• Density	200/sq mi (78/km2)
• Rank	292nd
Ethnicity (2021) [2]
• Ethnic groups	List 96.7% White 1.4% Asian 1.1% Mixed 0.5% other 0.4% Black
Religion (2021) [2]
• Religion	List 55.6% Christianity 36.9% no religion 5.8% not stated 0.5% Islam 0.4% other 0.3% Buddhism 0.3% Hinduism 0.1% Judaism 0.1% Sikhism
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode	BD20, BD22-BD24 DL6–DL11 HG LA2, LA6 LS17, LS21-LS25, LS29 TS9 YO7, YO8, YO11–YO14, YO17–YO24, YO26, YO30, YO51, YO60–YO62
ISO 3166-2	GB-NYK
ONS code	E06000065 (GSS)
Website	Council website

Boundaries of the seven defunct districts within North Yorkshire District

The non-metropolitan county has an area of 2,483 square miles (6,430 km²), and, with the City of York and the boroughs of Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees (south of the River Tees), forms the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire.^[5] It is governed by North Yorkshire Council.

County Hall, the district administrative centre in Northallerton

History

Former non-metropolitan districts^[4]

#	Local authority	2011 census	2021 census
1	Harrogate	157,869[6]	164,105
2	Scarborough	108,793[7]	108,959
3	Hambleton	89,140[8]	91,037
4	Selby	83,449[9]	92,401
5	Craven	55,409[10]	57,090
6	Richmondshire	51,965[11]	50,358
7	Ryedale	51,751[12]	54,897

The non-metropolitan county became a unitary authority area 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.

Governance

North Yorkshire Council has 90 councillors which elect a council leader, who in turn appoints up to nine councillors to form an executive cabinet. It replaces the former non-metropolitan county which had a cabinet-style council of 72 councillors.^[13]

Geography

The area is the largest local authority area in England. Larger towns and settlements include Harrogate, Scarborough, Northallerton, Selby, Skipton, Richmond, Malton, Thirsk, Stokesley, Great Ayton, Norton-on-Derwent, Catterick Garrison, Pickering, Helmsley and Knaresborough while Ripon is the only city in the area.

• 
  Harrogate
• 
  Scarborough
• 
  Ripon
• 
  Knaresborough
• 
  Selby
• 
  Skipton
• 
  Whitby

Neighbouring council areas

Local authority	In relation to North Yorkshire
County Durham	North
Darlington	North
Stockton-on-Tees	North east
Middlesbrough	North east
Redcar and Cleveland	North east
East Riding of Yorkshire	South east
City of York	South east
City of Doncaster	South
City of Wakefield	South west
City of Leeds	South west
City of Bradford	South west
Pendle	West
Ribble Valley	West
City of Lancaster	West
Westmorland and Furness	North west

Education

See also: List of schools in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire LEA has a mostly comprehensive education system with 42 state schools secondary (not including sixth form colleges) and 12 independent schools.

References

1. "Committee membership". North Yorkshire Council. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
2. UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – North Yorkshire Local Authority (E06000065)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
3. "The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/328, retrieved 19 December 2023
4. "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.
5. Calkin, Sarah (31 March 2023). "North Yorkshire: 'It's going to be very intense'". Local Government Chronicle (LGC). Retrieved 17 April 2023.
6. "Harrogate Local Authority". Retrieved 16 March 2020.
7. "Scarborough Local Authority". Retrieved 16 March 2020.
8. "Hambleton Local Authority". Retrieved 16 March 2020.
9. "Selby Local Authority". Retrieved 16 March 2020.
10. "Craven Local Authority". Retrieved 16 March 2020.
11. "Richmondshire Local Authority". Retrieved 16 March 2020.
12. "Ryedale Local Authority". Retrieved 16 March 2020.
13. "North Yorkshire County Council Constitution". North Yorkshire County Council. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2010.

External links

• https://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/nyorkshire.htm