Humberside
The categories her are all Humber relevant as in April 1996 Humberside was
abolished and replaced by 4 unitary councils :
City of Kingston upon Hull East Riding of Yorkshire North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
As the name implies this county, covering over 1,300 square miles is centred
on the Humber estuary.
It has it's administrative headquarters at Kingston upon Hull with it's
other major towns being those of Grimsby (named after the Viking who founded
the town), Scunthorpe, Goole and Cleethorpes.
The river Humber dominates the county with the industries of petrochemical
production, oil refining and fish processing all directly profiting from it.
As with many other eastern English counties Humberside also relies on root
crops, cereals and cattle farming. |
