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'''Humberside County Council''' is a former local authority in northern and eastern England, which covered the council area (or "administrative county") of '''Humberside'''. It covered south-eastern [[Yorkshire]], including most of the East Riding and a small part of the [[West Riding of Yorkshire|West Riding]], and the northern part of Lindsey in [[Lincolnshire]] (however, none of the counties or their subdivisions were abolished by its creation). Established by the [[Local Government Act 1972]], it existed between April 1 1974 and the same date in 1996. The council had its admin HQ at [[Beverley]] in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
'''Humberside County Council''' is a former local authority in northern and eastern England, which covered the council area (or "administrative county") of '''Humberside'''. It covered south-eastern [[Yorkshire]], including most of the East Riding and a small part of the [[West Riding of Yorkshire|West Riding]], and the northern part of Lindsey in [[Lincolnshire]] (however, none of the counties or their subdivisions were abolished by its creation). Established by the [[Local Government Act 1972]], it existed between April 1, 1974, and the same date in 1996. The council had its admin HQ at [[Beverley]] in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
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.
== Similarly-named bodies ==
== Similarly-named bodies ==
Despite the abolition of Humberside County Council as a local authority and council area, similarly-named organisations survive into the 21st century. [[Humberside Fire and Rescue Service]] and [[Humberside Police]] were established in 1974, and remain responsible for the relevant services in the parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire formerly covered by the council.
Despite the abolition of Humberside County Council as a local authority and council area, similarly named organisations survive into the 21st century. [[Humberside Fire and Rescue Service]] and [[Humberside Police]] were established in 1974, and remain responsible for the relevant services in the parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire formerly covered by the council.
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