Beverley (borough)
Coordinates: 53°47′38″N 0°24′58″W / 53.794°N 0.416°W
| Beverley | |
|---|---|
 Beverley shown within Humberside | |
| Area | |
| • 1974 | 100,020 acres (404.8 km2)[1] |
| Population | |
| • 1973[2] | 106,800 |
| • 1992[3] | 113,600 |
| History | |
| • Created | 1974 |
| • Abolished | 1996 |
| • Succeeded by | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Status |
non-metropolitan district, Borough |
| • HQ | Beverley |
| • Motto | Haulte Emprise (High Endeavour) |
 | |
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.[1] Its name was formally changed by the council to East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley in 1981.[4]
On 1 April 1996, Humberside was abolished along with the borough, and the area become part of a unitary East Riding of Yorkshire.
The borough was home to Borough of Beverley Art Gallery and Museum
References
- 1 2 Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 60. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
- ↑ Registrar General's annual estimated figure mid 1973
- ↑ OPCS Key Population and Vital Statistics 1992
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 48615. p. 6967. 19 May 1981.
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