East Riding of Yorkshire

Unitary authority in England

Coordinates:	53.89, -0.47
OS grid ref:	TA 00 45

East Riding of Yorkshire sits on the east coast of England, with a long frontage to the North Sea and the wide Humber Estuary. The landscape ranges from the chalk hills of the Yorkshire Wolds to the low-lying, rapidly eroding coastline of Holderness, with dramatic features such as Flamborough Head and the spit at Spurn Point giving a strong sense of place.

It has a long rural and maritime history: market towns and medieval churches, notably in Beverley, sit alongside traditional fishing and seaside towns such as Bridlington and Hornsea. The area has been shaped by agriculture, salt marsh reclamation and its role as the hinterland to the large ports on the Humber Estuary, while historic transport links like the Humber Bridge highlight its connections across the estuary to Kingston upon Hull and Lincolnshire.

Today the economy is a mix of arable farming, food processing, tourism to coastal and natural reserves, and growing energy and logistics sectors tied to the Humber. Communities tend to be dispersed outside the main towns, with a distinct local identity expressed in agricultural shows, folk events and coastal traditions, making it a place valued for open countryside, wildlife and seaside culture.

East Riding of Yorkshire postcode districts

DN14, HU10, HU11, HU12, HU13, HU14, HU15, HU16, HU17, HU18, HU19, HU20, YO15, YO16, YO25, YO41, YO42, YO43

Most populated places in East Riding of Yorkshire

Places in East Riding of Yorkshire

Beverley Built-up area
Bridlington Built-up area
Brough and Elloughton Built-up area
Burstwick Built-up area
Driffield Built-up area
Dunswell Built-up area
Flamborough Built-up area
Gilberdyke Built-up area
Goole Built-up area
Hedon Built-up area
Hornsea Built-up area
Howden Built-up area
Keyingham Built-up area
Leconfield Built-up area
Leven Built-up area
Market Weighton Built-up area
Nafferton Built-up area
Newport Built-up area
North Ferriby Built-up area
Patrington Built-up area
Pocklington Built-up area
Rawcliffe Built-up area
Snaith Built-up area
Snaith and Cowick Parish
South Cave Built-up area
Stamford Bridge Built-up area
Thorngumbald Built-up area
Tickton Built-up area
Walkington Built-up area
Watton Parish
Wilberfoss Built-up area
Withernsea Built-up area