Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a county in England. In general speaking, its name is still used.
| Yorkshire | |
| Flag of Yorkshire.svg | |
| Yorkshire in England Yorkshire within Britain, showing extent Post-Harrying of the North | |
| Geography | |
| Status | Former county |
| 1831 area | 14,850 km2 (5,734 sq mi)[1] |
| 1901 area | 15,718 km2 (6,069 sq mi)[1] |
| 1991 area | 11,903 km2 (4,596 sq mi)[1] |
| HQ | York |
| Chapman code | YKS |
| History | |
| Origin | Pre-Roman |
| Created | Pre-Roman |
| Succeeded by | Various |
| Demography | |
|---|---|
| 1831 population - 1831 density |
1,371,359[1] 239.2/km2 |
| 1901 population - 1901 density |
3,512,838[1] 223.5/km2 |
| 1991 population - 1991 density |
3,978,484[1] 334.2/km2 |
| Politics | |
| Governance | Ridings |
| White Rose of Yorkshire | |
| Yorkshire Flag | |
| Subdivisions | |
| Type | Ridings |
| Ridings of Yorkshire | |
| Units | 1 North • 2 West • 3 East |
It covers a large area of the Pennines and its East coast borders the North Sea. The River Humber separates Yorkshire from Lincolnshire & Southern England, while the River Tees and Pennines mountain range separates Yorkshire from County Durham, Lancashire and the North of England.
Main places
The main towns and cities of Yorkshire are Leeds, York, Sheffield, Bradford, Middlesbrough, and Hull. It is the largest county in the United Kingdom. It covered just under 11,903 km2 (4,596 sq mi) with a population of over 5.7 million people. Not all Sheffield is in Yorkshire.
History
Yorkshire is split up into three parts known as the East, North, and West Ridings during and after the 7th century Norse settlement, while the county town York is in the middle. In the local government reorganization of England in 1974 the council areas of West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire were established but did not replace Yorkshire, or its Ridings. Humberside Council included the former East Riding and Cleveland included part of the former North Riding.
Rome
The Roman emperor, Constantine the Great, was crowned in the city of Eboracum, modern day York.
Yorkshire Media
- Yorkshire UK locator map.svg
Location of post-1996 Yorkshire within England, comprising the four ceremonial counties of North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and the
- YorkshireCounties.png
The four ceremonial counties with Yorkshire in their names
- Constantine York Minster.jpg
Statue of Constantine I outside York Minster
- EricBloodaxeCoin.png
Coin from Eric Bloodaxe's reign
- Doomsday Book - Counties of England - 1086.png
The counties of England in 1086
- YorkMinsterWest.jpg
York Minster, western elevation
- King Richard III from NPG.jpg
Yorkist king Richard III grew up at Middleham.
- Eboracum Atlas.jpg
Hand-drawn map of Yorkshire by Christopher Saxton from 1576
- Leeds Dark Arches June 2013-TJBlackwell.webm
These tunnels were built in the 1800s to channel the River Aire under Leeds railway station.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil). Note that the area of Yorkshire increases slightly from 3,669,510 acres (14,850 km2) in 1831 to 3,883,979 acres (15,718 km2) in 1901 and then reduces to 2,941,247 acres (11,903 km2) in 1991, so that these three figures relate to different areas.
