This is the next instalment of my monthly feature going
through the Counties* of the UK in alphabetical order to check out things of
interest. I hope you enjoy it
Location
Origin
of name – a riding is just an old word for a district – and
has nothing to do with horses.
Flag
Unusual
town name - Wetwang
Flower –
White rose of York – on the flag
Signature
foods – Parkin, Yorkshire Pudding
Famous
places to visit – Beverly's Minster, chalk cliffs at Flamborough Head, Flamborough Lighthouse, Stamford
Bridge, Hull (Kingston on Hull), Sewerby Hall, Driffield Navigation Canal,
Humber Bridge
Famous
people from East Riding – William Wilberforce (couldn't find any
others)
* Going through Ceremonial
Counties. The UK's county structures are
unbelievably complex.
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