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'''Humberside''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|ʌ|m|b|ər|s|aɪ|d}}) was a [[Non-metropolitan county|non-metropolitan]] and [[Ceremonial counties of England|ceremonial county]] in [[Northern England]] from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. It was composed of land from either side of the [[Humber Estuary]], created from portions of the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], and the northern part of [[Lindsey, Lincolnshire]]. The county council's headquarters was [[County Hall, Beverley|County Hall]] at [[Beverley]], inherited from [[East Riding County Council]]. Its largest settlement and only city was [[Kingston upon Hull]]. Other notable towns included [[Goole]], Beverley, [[Scunthorpe]], [[Grimsby]], [[Cleethorpes]] and [[Bridlington]]. The county stretched from [[Wold Newton, East Riding of Yorkshire|Wold Newton]]
Humberside bordered [[North Yorkshire]] to the north and west, [[South Yorkshire]] and [[Nottinghamshire]] to the south-west, and [[Lincolnshire]] to the south. It faced east towards the [[North Sea]].
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