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Document reference	Q
Title	NORTH RIDING OF YORKSHIRE QUARTER SESSIONS
Description	These records of Quarter Sessions include: administrative records; Clerk of the Peace's records; records of enrolment, registration, deposit and return; financial records; Justices of the Peace's records; police records; the North Riding Registry of Deeds; and the records of the Court in Session.
Date	16th century-20th century
Level	Collection
Extent	220 linear metres
Catalogue status	Partially Catalogued
Administrative history	Until the creation of County Councils, the Justices of the Peace were responsible for local government in the shire or riding. They had both judicial and, from the sixteenth century onwards, administrative functions.
Copies	Various parts of this collection have been microfilmed. See each relevant section for the microfilm numbers.

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