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'''Humberside''' was a former county of [[England]] created in 1974 and dissolved in 1996; it incorporated territory taken from [[Lincolnshire]] south of the [[River Humber]] and [[Yorkshire]] north of the river. The county town was [[Beverley]].

'''Humberside''' was a former county of [[England]] created in 1974 and dissolved in 1996; it incorporated territory taken from [[Lincolnshire]] south of the [[River Humber]] and [[Yorkshire]] north of the river. The county town was [[Beverley]].

The new county was never able to attract the loyalty or affection of its inhabitants (who had strong ties to their respective former counties) and even the opening of the [[Humber Bridge]] in [date] - the main link between the northern and southern parts of the county - failed to bind it closer together. In 1996 the county was abolished and its territory divided between the new unitary authorities of [[Kingston upon Hull]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], [[North Lincolnshire]] and [[North East Lincolnshire]]. The name Humberside, and its operational boundaries, are still used by organisations such as Humberside Police.

The new county was never able to attract the loyalty or affection of its inhabitants (who had strong ties to their respective former counties) and even the opening of the [[Humber Bridge]] in 1981 - the main link between the northern and southern parts of the county - failed to bind it closer together. In 1996 the county was abolished and its territory divided between the new unitary authorities of [[Kingston upon Hull]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], [[North Lincolnshire]] and [[North East Lincolnshire]]. The name Humberside, and its operational boundaries, are still used by organisations such as Humberside Police.

[[Category:United Kingdom Counties]]

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