[Fury]

Well, Yorkshire is split into three different "ridings", but I don't think they're political divisions...

I'll make some calls on Monday and get to the bottom of this. Web sites seem to be devoid of this information. maybe it's some sort of Canadian Masons' secret.

[VadeRetro]

I hope you're not looking in Canada for the Yorkshire Ridings. (They seem to belong to history, anyway.)

[stands2reason]

Typed from my Webster's 9th New Collegiate: Riding [ME-redying or trithing, alter. of (assumed) OE thriding, from ON thrithjungr third part, etc.] (1514) 1: one of three administrative jurisdictions into which Yorkshire, England was formerly divided 2: an administrative jurisdiction or electoral district in a British dominion (as Canada)