Ryedale District Council
| Ryedale | |
|---|---|
| Non-metropolitan district | |
 Ryedale shown within North Yorkshire |
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| Sovereign state |
 United Kingdom
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| Constituent country |
 England
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| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Ceremonial county |
 North Yorkshire
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| Administrative HQ | Malton (Ryedale House) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ryedale District Council |
| • Leadership | Alternative |
| • Executive | Conservative |
| • MP: | Kevin Hollinrake |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,506 km2 (581 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 11th |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 53,100 |
| • Rank | Ranked 317th |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 36UF (ONS) E07000167 (GSS) |
| Ethnicity | 99.4% White |
| Website | ryedale.gov.uk |
Coordinates: 54°08′20″N 0°47′24″W / 54.139°N 0.79°W
Ryedale is a non-metropolitan district of the shire county of North Yorkshire in England. Settlements include Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside, Malton, Norton-on-Derwent, and Pickering. Part of Ryedale lies within the North York Moors National Park.
The name refers to the River Rye and was previously used for the Ryedale wapentake of Yorkshire, which covered roughly the same area. The current district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, and was a merger of urban district of Norton and Norton Rural District, from the historic East Riding of Yorkshire, along with the urban districts of Malton and Pickering with Flaxton Rural District, Helmsley Rural District, Kirkbymoorside Rural District, Malton Rural District and Pickering Rural District, all from the North Riding of Yorkshire.
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