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  1. County in NE England on the North Sea,
  2. formerly divided into N, E, and W ridings
  3. (thirds), but in 1974 reorganized to form a
  4. number of new counties: the major part of
  5. Cleveland and Humberside, North Yorkshire,
  6. South Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire. Small
  7. outlying areas also went to Durham, Cumbria,
  8. Lancashire, and Greater Manchester. South and
  9. West Yorkshire are both former metropolitan
  10. counties.
  11.