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Hambleton District

Hambleton District
District
Official logo of Hambleton District
Coat of Arms of the District Council
Shown within North Yorkshire
Shown within North Yorkshire
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative county North Yorkshire
Admin. HQ Northallerton
Government
 • Type Hambleton District Council
 • Leadership: Leader & Cabinet
 • Executive: Conservative
 • MPs: Rishi Sunak,
Kevin Hollinrake
Area
 • Total 506 sq mi (1,311 km2)
Area rank 14th
Population (mid-2016 est.)
 • Total 90,500
 • Rank Ranked 266th
 • Density 180/sq mi (69/km2)
Time zone Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) British Summer Time (UTC+1)
ONS code 36UC (ONS)
E07000164 (GSS)
Ethnicity 99.2% White
Website hambleton.gov.uk

Coordinates: 54°20′02″N 1°25′44″W / 54.334°N 1.429°W / 54.334; -1.429

Hambleton is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. The main town and administrative centre is Northallerton, and includes the market towns and major villages of Bedale, Thirsk, Great Ayton, Stokesley and Easingwold.

The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974, as a merger of the urban district of Northallerton with Bedale Rural District, Easingwold Rural District, Northallerton Rural District, and part of Thirsk Rural District, Stokesley Rural District and Croft Rural District, all in the North Riding of Yorkshire.

The district is named after the Hambleton Hills, part of the North York Moors National Park, on the eastern edge of the district. This area is the subject of a national habitat protection scheme as articulated in the United Kingdom's Biodiversity Action Plan.


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