West Riding of Yorkshire - Current Usage

Current Usage

The term West Riding is still used in the names of the following clubs, and organisations:

  • 33rd Foot, First Yorkshire West Riding Regiment, a re-enactment group based in Halifax who depict this Regiment during the Napoleonic Wars
  • 49 (West Riding) Signal Squadron (Volunteers), a squadron of 34 (Northern) Signal Regiment (Volunteers) based at New Carlton Barracks in Leeds
  • 51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding) Light Infantry, a re-enactment group based in the West Midlands who depict this Regiment during the Napoleonic Wars
  • 106 (West Riding) Field Squadron (Air Support) (Volunteers), a squadron of 73 Engineer Regiment (Volunteers) based in Greenhill, Sheffield and Manningham Lane, Bradford
  • 219 (West Riding) Squadron, a squadron of 150 (Yorkshire) Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps (Volunteers), based at Londesbrough St Barracks in Hull
  • 269 (West Riding) Battery RA(V), a Surveillance and Target Acquisition battery of 101 (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) based at Old Carlton Barracks in Leeds
  • 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAuxAF, a Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadron based at RAF Leeming
  • Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) Regimental Museum
  • West Riding Cat Rescue
  • Leeds - West Riding Cricket League
  • Provincial Grand Lodge of Yorkshire, West Riding, a province in Freemasonry
  • West Riding County Amateur Football League
  • West Riding County Football Association
  • West Riding Girls Football League
  • West Riding Opera
  • West Riding Organics, manufacturers of Soil Association certified peat free organic composts and fertilisers
  • West Riding Ramblers Association
  • West Riding Sailing Club

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