mikebatty Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 Yeah, it's confusing - Humberside as a county or administrative region is no more, but the name lingers in Humberside Police and Humberside Fire and Rescue Services - think it's more of a geographical thing. I am not sure of the exact reasoning behind its lingering existence,but I did here one of the presenters on the radio mention that Brigg is still in Humberside , that is until the boundary change when it will revert back to Lincolnshire. Therein may be one of the reasons . It is also interesting , in order to gain some perspective of the size of Yorkshire , that we are bordered by seven counties -all very large -as well as by the North Sea . I am given to understand that we occupy 3,889,432 acres of England and that the distance between the most westerly point of Yorkshire to the Irish Sea is only 8 miles . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olive Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 I am not sure of the exact reasoning behind its lingering existence,but I did here one of the presenters on the radio mention that Brigg is still in Humberside , that is until the boundary change when it will revert back to Lincolnshire. Therein may be one of the reasons . I think it's just a geographical term, literally meaning the area close to the Humber, but it has no official political definition. Brigg is definitely now part of Lincolnshire, I assume it also reverted back in the 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 At last it looks as though we are to get back our Yorkshire heritage of the "Thirdings " or the three ridings after it was taken from us nearly fourty years ago. No, not a chance. We like being in South Yorkshire; why don't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebatty Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 No, not a chance. We like being in South Yorkshire; why don't you? Ask that again in 12 months time . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Ask that again in 12 months time . Eh? Please explain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebatty Posted May 1, 2013 Author Share Posted May 1, 2013 Eh? Please explain. Quite simple really ! (a). You must be one of a small minority wishing to keep the name south. (b). It has already been said that all county boundaries are to revert to previous 1974. ©. So. Repeat again in 12 months time when it is all cut and dried. Click! Click ! Simple . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 "It has been said". By no-one? Or by whom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megalithic Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 We are to lose "South Yorkshire" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 We are to lose "South Yorkshire"? According to an anonymous SF member, citing an anonymous source. Or maybe no, after all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megalithic Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Well let's hope it's a load of cobblers. I certainly wouldn't ever refer to us an anything other that S Yorks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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