North Riding

American  

[rahy-ding] / ˈraɪ dɪŋ /

noun

1. a former administrative division of Yorkshire, in N England, now part of North Yorkshire, Cleveland, and Durham.

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North Riding British  

noun

1. (until 1974) an administrative division of Yorkshire, now constituting most of North Yorkshire

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Example Sentences

The smaller neighborhoods of South Village, Cedar Hunt and North Riding, which fall within the boundaries, are not part of the South Riding homeowners association.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2020

It is believed the book was compiled by the old North Riding force but it has been in the hands of the modern-day Cleveland Police.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2015

That included modifying earlier proposals and allowing open riding in a larger segment of the North Riding Area that is used heavily by families with children and is close to campsites.

From Washington Times • Feb. 20, 2015

He was born in Thornaby-on-Tees in the North Riding of Yorkshire.

From The Guardian • Mar. 29, 2013

In the early part of August, 1846, there was not a diseased potato in the North Riding of Yorkshire.

From The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines by O'Rourke, John