The northernmost point of the area covered by the council was Wold Newton in Yorkshire, with the southernmost point being a village of the same name in Lincolnshire, some 50 miles away. The council area bordered North Yorkshire County Council to the west and north, bordering the North Sea to the east and Lincolnshire County Council to the south. To the south west, the council area bordered Nottinghamshire County Council and, prior to April 1986, South Yorkshire County Council, with the same border being with [[City of Doncaster Council|Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council]] from April 1986 until abolition. | The northernmost point of the area covered by the council was Wold Newton in Yorkshire, with the southernmost point being a village of the same name in Lincolnshire, some 50 miles away. The council area bordered North Yorkshire County Council to the west and north, bordering the North Sea to the east and Lincolnshire County Council to the south. To the south west, the council area bordered Nottinghamshire County Council and, prior to April 1986, South Yorkshire County Council, with the same border being with [[City of Doncaster Council|Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council]] from April 1986 until abolition. |