South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
	; Shown within England
Geography
Status	Metropolitan county and; ceremonial county
Origin	1 April 1974; (Local Government Act 1972)
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Area; - Total	Ranked 38th; 1,552 km2 (599 sq mi)
Admin HQ	Barnsley (1974-1986)
ONS code	2C
NUTS 3	UKE3
Demography
Population; - Total (2011); - Density	Ranked 10th; 1,343,600; 865/km2 (2,240/sq mi)
Ethnicity	95.0% White; 2.6% S.Asian; 2.4% Black
Politics
	No county council
Executive
Members of Parliament	Kevin Barron (L); Clive Betts (L); David Blunkett (L); Paul Blomfield (L); Sarah Champion (L); Nick Clegg (LD); Michael Dugher (L); Caroline Flint (L); John Healey (L); Dan Jarvis (L); Ed Miliband (L); Meg Munn (L)/(Co-op); Angela Smith (L); Rosie Winterton (L);
Metropolitan Boroughs
	Sheffield; Rotherham; Doncaster; Barnsley;

South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, in the north. The county was created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972^[2] and in 2001 covered an area of 155,205 hectares.^[3]

Divisions and Environs

South Yorkshire is divided into four local government districts; they are the City of Sheffield, the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham.^[4] The county borders Derbyshire, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.

History

The main settlements of South Yorkshire developed around the industries of mining and steel manufacturing. The main mining industry was coal which was concentrated to the north and east of the county. There were also iron mines in the area. The rivers running off the Pennines to the west of the county supported the steel industry that is concentrated in the city of Sheffield.

South Yorkshire was created as a metropolitan county in 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972, from the southern part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and the former county boroughs of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.

Economy

South Yorkshire is one of the least prosperous areas in Western Europe.

Year	Regional Gross Value Added^[5]	Agriculture^[6]	Industry^[7]	Services^[8]
1995	10,453	67	3,690	6,696
2000	13,187	53	4,181	8,954
2003	15,799	57	4,772	10,971

Towns and villages

Main settlements

The principal settlements of South Yorkshire are:

Sheffield, an industrial city known for steel and cutlery
Doncaster, an old Roman town known for railways and horse racing;
Rotherham, an industrial town bordering Sheffield on the River Don;
Barnsley, a market town on the River Dearne, the former administrative centre of the metropolitan county.

Urban areas

South Yorkshire is made up of three main urban areas. Dearne Valley is made up of Barnsley and a number of villages and towns. The Sheffield urban area is made up of Sheffield and Rotherham and the Doncaster urban area is Doncaster and surrounding areas.

Dearne Valley

Area	Metropolitan borough	Population
Barnsley	Barnsley	71,599
Conisbrough	Doncaster	15,361
Cudworth	Barnsley	11,644
Darfield	Barnsley	8,066
Darton	Barnsley	14,927
Dodworth	Barnsley	5,742
Hoyland Nether	Barnsley	15,497
Mexborough	Doncaster	14,750
Royston	Barnsley	9,375
Swinton, South Yorkshire	Rotherham	14,643
Wath upon Dearne	Rotherham	16,787
Wombwell	Barnsley	15,180
Worsbrough	Barnsley	9,516
Total population		207,726

[bolton on Dearne] |barnsley |

Doncaster

Area	Metropolitan borough	Population
Armthorpe	Doncaster	12,630
Bentley	Doncaster	33,968
Doncaster	Doncaster	67,977
Kirk Sandall	Doncaster	13,276
Total population		127,851

Sheffield

Area	Metropolitan borough	Population
Aughton	Rotherham	13,456
Beighton	Sheffield	10,676
Chapeltown	Sheffield	22,665
Mosborough/Highlane	Sheffield	18,585
Rawmarsh	Rotherham	18,210
Rotherham	Rotherham	117,262
Sheffield	Sheffield	439,866
Total population		640,720

Other towns and villages

Area	Metropolitan borough	Population
Adwick le Street	Doncaster	16,142
Anston/Dinnington	Rotherham	19,086
Askern	Doncaster	5,434
Bawt	Doncaster	3,775
Birdwell	Barnsley	2,989
Conisbrough	Doncaster	15,361
Dinnington	Rotherham	1,572
Finningley	Doncaster	4,048
Great Houghton	Barnsley	2,216
Grimethorpe	Barnsley	1,873
Harthill	Rotherham	1,728
Hatfield/Stainforth	Doncaster	20,232 (13,890/6,342)
Maltby	Rotherham	11,966
Rossington	Doncaster	13,255
Norton	Doncaster	2,111
Oughtibridge/Wharncliffe Side	Sheffield	4,602 (3,227/1,375)
Scholes	Rotherham	2,403
Stocksbridge	Sheffield	13,316
Thorne/Moorends	Doncaster	16,338
Thorpe Hesley	Rotherham	4,609
Tickhill	Doncaster	5,112
Todwick	Rotherham	1,637
Treeton	Rotherham	2,514
Thurcroft	Rotherham	4,702
Thurnscoe	Barnsley	9,122
Wales	Rotherham	5,826
Woodsetts	Rotherham	1,802

Places of interest

Key
	Owned by the National Trust
	Owned by English Heritage
Forestry Commission	Owned by the Forestry Commission
	A Country Park
	An Accessible open space
	Museum (free)
	Museum (charges entry fee)
	Heritage railway
	Historic House

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Sheffield
Barnsley Town Hall
Cannon Hall Museum, Park & Gardens, Barnsley
Chapel of Our Lady of Rotherham Bridge ("Chapel on the Bridge"), Rotherham
Clifton Park Museum, Rotherham
Conisbrough Castle
Cusworth Hall
Doncaster Mansion House
Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield
Monk Bretton Priory
Sheffield Winter Gardens
Roche Abbey
Rother Valley Country Park
Howden Moors
St Lawrence Church, Adwick le Street
Wentworth Castle & Gardens, Barnsley
Wentworth Woodhouse
Weston Park Museum & Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield
Woodlands model village
Worsborough Mill and Country Park

South Yorkshire Media

South Yorkshire numbered districts
A map of the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, England. This map shows former and modern district boundaries - see key for explanation.
map showing Barnsley within South Yorkshire
map showing Doncaster within South Yorkshire
map showing Rotherham within South Yorkshire
map showing Sheffield within South Yorkshire
Rother Valley Country Park
Museumicon(red)

Notes

↑ Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. "Local Government Finance Statistics England No.16". local.odpm.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2013-05-09. Retrieved on 21 February 2008.
↑ Arnold-Baker, C., Local Government Act 1972, (1973)
↑ Vision of Britain - South Yorkshire area
↑ Vision of Britain Archived 2006-11-09 at the Wayback Machine - Components of South Yorkshire
↑ Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
↑ includes hunting and forestry
↑ includes energy and construction
↑ includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured

[LGFSE16-1] Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. "Local Government Finance Statistics England No.16". local.odpm.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2013-05-09. Retrieved on 21 February 2008.

[2] Arnold-Baker, C., Local Government Act 1972, (1973)

[3] Vision of Britain - South Yorkshire area

[4] Vision of Britain Archived 2006-11-09 at the Wayback Machine - Components of South Yorkshire

[5] Components may not sum to totals due to rounding

[6] udes hunting and forestry

[7] udes energy and construction

[8] udes financial intermediation services indirectly measured

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South Yorkshire
Shown within England
Geography
Status	Metropolitan county and ceremonial county
Origin	1 April 1974^[1] (Local Government Act 1972)
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Area - Total	Ranked 38th 1,552 km² (599 sq mi)
Admin HQ	Barnsley (1974-1986)
ONS code	2C
NUTS 3	UKE3
Demography
Population - Total (2011) - Density	Ranked 10th 1,343,600 865/km² (2,240/sq mi)
Ethnicity	95.0% White 2.6% S.Asian 2.4% Black
Politics
No county council
Executive
Members of Parliament	Kevin Barron (L) Clive Betts (L) David Blunkett (L) Paul Blomfield (L) Sarah Champion (L) Nick Clegg (LD) Michael Dugher (L) Caroline Flint (L) John Healey (L) Dan Jarvis (L) Ed Miliband (L) Meg Munn (L)/(Co-op) Angela Smith (L) Rosie Winterton (L)
Metropolitan Boroughs
Sheffield Rotherham Doncaster Barnsley