East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley explained

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East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley
Hq:Beverley
Start:1974
End:1996
Map:
Beverley shown within Humberside
Motto:Haulte Emprise (High Endeavour)
Populationfirst:106,800
Populationfirstyear:1973[1]
Areafirst:100020acres[2]
Areafirstyear:1974
Populationlast:113,600
Populationlastyear:1992[3]

The East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley was a local government district and borough of Humberside, England, from 1974 to 1996.

It was formed on 1 April 1974, by the merger of the previous borough of Beverley, with Beverley Rural District and Haltemprice Urban District.[2] Initially named Beverley, the name was formally changed by the council to East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley in 1981.

On 1 April 1996, Humberside was abolished along with the borough, and the area become part of a unitary East Riding of Yorkshire.

Notes and References

  1. Registrar General's annual estimated figure mid 1973
  2. Book: Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System . 1974 . . London . 0-11-750847-0 . 60 .
  3. OPCS Key Population and Vital Statistics 1992