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== History ==

== History ==

From the late 9th century until the mid-11th century, the North Riding formed the northernmost part of the Danelaw; an area of mainly northern, central and eastern England in which Danish laws applied. As such, many place-names in the Riding have Scandinavian origins. The name Whitby, for example, is derived from Old Norse ''hvite-byr'' meaning "white town".

From the late 9th century until the mid-11th century, the North Riding formed the northernmost part of the Danelaw; an area of mainly northern, central and eastern England in which Danish laws applied. As such, many place-names in the Riding have Scandinavian origins. The name Whitby, for example, is derived from Old Norse ''hvite-byr'' meaning "white town". The hill near [[Great Ayton]] now known as Roseberry Topping was known as ''Othenesberg'' (recorded as such in 1119), which means "rock of [[Odin]]", a deity in [[Norse mythology]].

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