riding

Japanese: riding
riding

…A region in the north of England. Until 1974, it was a separate county, the largest in England, with an area of ​​6,123 km2 and a population of 5,047,567 (1971). It was divided into the city of York and the East, West, and North ridings. However, as a result of the administrative division reform in 1974, most of the East Riding became part of the county of Humberside, most of the North Riding became part of North Yorkshire and part of Cleveland, and the West Riding was further divided and reorganized into North Yorkshire in the north, West Yorkshire in the central area, and South Yorkshire in the south.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "riding" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…イギリス,イングランド北部の地方。1974年までは単独の州を形成し,面積はイングランド最大の6123km2,人口504万7567(1971)で,ヨーク市とイースト,ウェスト,ノースの各ライディングriding(行政区)に区分されていた。しかし,74年の行政区画改革によってイースト・ライディングの大部分はハンバーサイド州に,ノース・ライディングは大部分がノース・ヨークシャー,一部がクリーブランド州になり,さらにウェスト・ライディングは北部がノース・ヨークシャー,中部がウェスト・ヨークシャー,南部がサウス・ヨークシャーにそれぞれ分割,再編された。…

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