North Humberside
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North Humberside is a former postal county
of England
. It was introduced by the Royal Mail
on 1 July 1974, when some addresses were altered in response to the changes in administration brought about under the Local Government Act 1972
.
The postal county corresponded approximately to the part of the new non-metropolitan county of Humberside
north of the River Humber
. All of the post towns included in the North Humberside had formerly been part of the Yorkshire
postal county. A changeover period of one year was allowed by the postal authorities, with the new county compulsory from 1 July 1975.
It included the following post towns (in the following postcode areas):
Hull was a special post town, and letters addressed to Hull did not require a postal county. The postal county of South Humberside
was also created at the same time, from areas previously postally in Lincolnshire
.
and Kingston-upon-Hull.
Although counties are no longer used for sorting mail, under the Royal Mail's flexible addressing policy users can choose to add a county to an address as long as the post town and postcode are included. The policy allows for the use of either the "former postal" (N. Humberside) , "traditional" (Yorks.) or "administrative" (East Riding of Yorkshire / Kingston upon Hull) county.
Postal counties of the United Kingdom
The postal counties of the United Kingdom, now known officially as the former postal counties, were postal subdivisions in routine use by the Royal Mail until 1996. The raison d'être of the postal county – as opposed to any other kind of county – was to aid the sorting of mail by...
of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was introduced by the Royal Mail
Royal Mail
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on 1 July 1974, when some addresses were altered in response to the changes in administration brought about under the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
.
The postal county corresponded approximately to the part of the new non-metropolitan county of Humberside
Humberside
Humberside was a non-metropolitan and 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 and West ridings of Yorkshire and parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire...
north of the River Humber
Humber
The Humber is a large tidal estuary on the east coast of Northern England. It is formed at Trent Falls, Faxfleet, by the confluence of the tidal River Ouse and the tidal River Trent. From here to the North Sea, it forms part of the boundary between the East Riding of Yorkshire on the north bank...
. All of the post towns included in the North Humberside had formerly been part of the Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
postal county. A changeover period of one year was allowed by the postal authorities, with the new county compulsory from 1 July 1975.
It included the following post towns (in the following postcode areas):
- Beverley (HUHU postcode areaThe HU postcode area, also known as the Hull postcode area, is a group of postcode districts around Beverley, Brough, Cottingham, Hessle, Hornsea, Hull, North Ferriby and Withernsea in England.-Coverage:...
) - Bridlington (YOYO postcode areaThe YO postcode area, also known as the York postcode area, is a group of postcode districts around Bridlington, Driffield, Filey, Malton, Pickering, Scarborough, Selby, Thirsk, Whitby and York in England.-Coverage:...
) - Brough (HU)
- Cottingham (HU)
- Driffield (YO)
- Goole (DNDN postcode areaThe DN postcode area, also known as the Doncaster postcode area, is a group of postcode districts around Barnetby, Barrow upon Humber, Barton-upon-Humber, Brigg, Cleethorpes, Doncaster, Gainsborough, Goole, Grimsby, Immingham, Retford, Scunthorpe and Ulceby in England.The S64 postcode district was...
) - Hessle (HU)
- Hornsea (HU)
- Hull (HU)
- North Ferriby (HU)
- Withernsea (HU)
Hull was a special post town, and letters addressed to Hull did not require a postal county. The postal county of South Humberside
South Humberside
South Humberside is a former postal county of England. It was introduced by the Royal Mail on 1 July 1974, when some addresses were altered in response to the changes in administration brought about under the Local Government Act 1972....
was also created at the same time, from areas previously postally in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
.
Abolition
In 1996 the Royal Mail ceased to use counties as part of the routing instructions for mail. North Humberside is now a "former postal county". Coincidentally, Humberside was abolished for local government purposes in the same year, with the area north of the Humber becoming two unitary authority areas: East Riding of YorkshireEast Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
and Kingston-upon-Hull.
Although counties are no longer used for sorting mail, under the Royal Mail's flexible addressing policy users can choose to add a county to an address as long as the post town and postcode are included. The policy allows for the use of either the "former postal" (N. Humberside) , "traditional" (Yorks.) or "administrative" (East Riding of Yorkshire / Kingston upon Hull) county.