Sorry, Peter, but I can't let that one go, either ----- I live in the East Riding & pay my council tax to the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. And there is nothing 'sentimental' about that! So Local Government still acknowledges the use of the Ridings, even in the 21st century. My comment about the Post Office, Victor, reflects the fact that many postcodes in the East Riding of Yorkshire begin 'YO'. This, according to the Post Office puts them in North Yorkshire & I have had 'discussions' with Post Office staff who insist that Pocklington, Driffield, Market Weighton etc are in North Yorkshire not East Yorkshire. Many gazetteers stick to the same misconception & it is often impossible to change them manually. I suppose Kingston-on-Thames pre-dates Kingston-upon-Hull, being known originally as just 'Kingston'; whereas Kingston-upon-Hull was known as 'Wyke-on-Hull' until receiving its Royal Charter in the 13th century. What irritates my partner is when the media refer to the football team as 'Hull', instead of 'Hull City' ----- he's a fan of Hull FC, the rugby club! And we were both born in that fair city (with both birthdays coming up in April) Whatever cities or counties are called by the politicians & administrators, traditions & personal loyalties will remain & that, Peter, is not merely sentiment, but heredity & culture. Janet -----Original Message----- From: Peter J. Richardson via Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 10:06 PM To: yorksgen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [YORKSGEN] Sculcoates Hello Janet On 31 March 2016 at 11:05, Janet Peacock <JanMPeacock@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > What do you mean, Peter, by 'after the Ridings disappeared'? If you look at any county map published after 1974 the word "Riding" does not appear. Whilst we might for sentimental reasons wish to retain the labels that existed when we were young there will come a time when there is nobody left in Yorkshire who was born before 1974, and unless the Ridings make a reappearance between now and then the label will pass into history. > They have not disappeared. > > As you point out, 'South Yorkshire' is classed as a metropolitan county &, > to many > people this causes frustration ---- not only from a genealogical point of > view, but in > modern day activities, too. As, of course, does the use of the much hated > 'Humberside' > which only exists for Police etc., though the Post Office still clings to > it > 20 years after > its abolition! As local government structures become more complicated and haphazard I am starting to wonder whether the whole concept of counties as we used to know them will pass into history. Regards Peter ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message