abstract:West Riding of Yorkshire was a parliamentary constituency in England from 1832 to 1865. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
When it was built in 1779 the hall had more than 300 rooms around the central courtyard and is a testament to the importance of hand-woven textiles to the economy of the, then, WestRidingofYorkshire.
Former miner Jimi Heselden, 62, plunged into the River Wharfe while riding around his WestYorkshire estate in Boston Spa on a rugged country version of the Segway.