North Yorkshire

[warpig1]

is it a county on its own?

[crete]

scotland is nice lol

[warpig1]

Crete, you nutter, we are having a big row in work, please help, how are you anyway babe??? havent seen you around, although I havent been posting much myself, hope all is good!

[crete]

hi me old dear now what would i know about english geography ? i wondered if things o k with you,

[warpig1]

Things are good with me, am geting ready for the move , bit scary , but all good.

[crete]

tickety boo.

[warpig1]

good to hear Crete, all is good with me, aim to be in Bonnie Scotland by the end of March at latest! Cant wait!

[crete]

would it be too intrusive to ask which part ?

[warpig1]

Linlithgow, honey, no secret!, are you close?

[matty1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Yorkshire

this may help

[BigMac]

Before the local government boundary reorganisation of (I think) 1974, the county of Yorkshire was divided into three Ridings: North, West and East.

This is from Chambers online dictionary:
riding (noun) often Riding when part of a name) 1 any of the three former administrative divisions of Yorkshire, East Riding, North Riding and West Riding.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon as thriding, from Norse thrithjungr: third part.

Most people who live there/come from there still talk in these terms.

So it was/is a separate administrative area but is only one third part of the full county.

[angeldraws]

I think it is a planet of its own!!!!

[scottie2002]

North Yorkshire is a county in it's own right - ever since the 1974 boundary re-organisation. I live here.