Fifty years ago, corners of Yorkshire were seemingly ceded to neighbouring counties while other parts took on new names. Paul Kirkwood sees the how fight for the county’s integrity continues. Plus, in our special report on pages 14 and 15, we look at the the impact of boundary changes brought in on April Fool’s Day 1974.
When is a county not a county? That was the question that arose on April 1, 1974 which marked the implementation of the Local Government Act of 1972. The historical boundary of Yorkshire, consisting of the three Ridings centred on York, stayed in place but local government areas were redrawn.
You might not necessarily say you’re passionate about your county but what if suddenly the UK became a zone of Europe and lost its names of England, Scotland and Wales. Places are where you come from and are so desperately important.” Nigel is far from the only person with such passions. Fellow Yorkshire Ridings Society committee member and founder of the Association of British Counties in 1990, Michael Bradford, wrote a book titled The Fight of Yorkshire.
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