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Yorkshire
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Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after the city of York.
Yorkshire is a historic county in Northern England that, while no longer used for administrative purposes, continues to hold a distinct regional identity among its people. Named after the city of York, it remains an important part of Northern England's cultural and geographic landscape.
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Key facts
- Historic subdivision.Name
- Yorkshire
- Historic subdivision.subdivision_type
- Area and historic county
- Historic subdivision.Origin
- Kingdom of Jórvík, Deira.
- Historic subdivision.Status
- Historic county
- Historic subdivision.Code
- YKS
- Historic subdivision.CodeName
- Chapman code
- Historic subdivision.Replace
- Various
- Historic subdivision.image_flag
- Flag of Yorkshire.svg
- Historic subdivision.image_coat
- Yorkshire rose.png
- Historic subdivision.symbol_type
- White Rose of York
- Historic subdivision.image_caption
- Top to bottom, left to right: the Yorkshire Dales, York, Flamborough Head, Ribblehead Viaduct, Whitby Abbey, Leeds
- Historic subdivision.Divisions
- Ridings (largest & most notable of differing former subdivisions)
- Historic subdivision.DivisionsMap
- 200px|Ridings of Yorkshire
- Historic subdivision.DivisionsNames
- 1 North • 2 West • 3 East
- Historic subdivision.flag_caption
- Flag of Yorkshire
- Historic subdivision.membership_title1
- Region (most of)
- Historic subdivision.membership1
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Historic subdivision.membership_title2
- Ceremonial counties (most of)
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Official website
Welcome to Yorkshire | Make Amazing Memories
Discover the best of Yorkshire. Find accommodation, things to do, and events.
yorkshire.com →You might remember Yorkshire.com from its former life as Welcome to Yorkshire. We're about so much more than just a fond hello now. Yorkshire.com is building a complete knowledge graph of Yorkshire — an Operating System for the region. We're not just a tourism website; we're creating a structured, queryable, and comprehensive data layer that powers discovery, planning, and connection across every corner of God's Own County. From walks and cycling routes to bus timetables and train schedules, from hotels and restaurants to events and attractions , from rivers and streams to roads and towns — if it's in Yorkshire, it's in our system. And increasingly, if it's relevant to people in Yorkshire (like London Heathrow Airport for your holiday to Malaga), we'll map it too. The best walks are often the ones in the rain — you remember them more. Like an operating system, we abstract complexity, provide APIs, enable composition, handle relationships, and scale infinitely. Our unified data model means: This unified approach means everything connects. A walk links to nearby hotels. A village links to its local bus routes. A river links to all the places it flows through. It's all one system, all one graph. On 1 March 2022, Welcome to Yorkshire Ltd, which was a Company Limited by Guarantee (a non-profit business that relied heavily on local authority funding), was placed into administration by its board. That company has since gone into liquidation. The Welcome to Yorkshire brand, website, and other assets were purchased out of administration by a group led by a local business called Silicon Dales , who wanted to preserve the brand for the benefit of the Yorkshire community. Several of these assets have been put back into operation under the Welcome to Yorkshire trademark, as part of a new limited company called Yorkshire.com (International) Ltd , which has been operating since September 2022. The new Yorkshire.com is commercially focused, technically ambitious, and built for the future. We're not reliant on public sector funding. We're building a sustainable, scalable business that serves Yorkshire's visitor economy, its residents, and anyone who wants to discover this magnificent place. We're bringing modern technology, data science, and ambitious product thinking to create something unique: a complete operating system for a place. Starting with Yorkshire , because all good things do.
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Yorkshire
- Demonym
- Yorkshireman
- Population
- 5234700
- Area
- 11903
- Official website
- yorkshire.com
- Image
- 2015 Swaledale from Kisdon Hill.jpg
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- Commons category
- Yorkshire
- native label
- Yorkshire
- catalog code
- YRK
- social media followers
- 274787
- P12749
- 1994 Winter Olympics
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69 sectionsContents
- Definitions
- Etymology
- History
- Ancient–500: Hen Ogledd
- Early: Celtic Brigantes and Parisi
- 43–400s: Britannia Inferior
- 500s–1000s: Germanic landings
- 500s–800s: Celtic-Anglo kingdoms of Ebrauc, Elmet, Deira and Northumbria
- 800s–900s: Jórvík
- 800s–1000s: Yorkshire
- 1000s–1400s: Normans
- 1000s–1100s: Harrying of the north
- 1300s: Scottish War of Independence and Mass Deaths
- 1400s–1600s: Royal revolts
- 1400s: Wars of the Roses
- 1500: Catholic–Protestant dissolution
- 1600s: Civil war
- 1500s–1900s: Industry
- 1500–1600s: Explorative growth
- 1800s: Victorian revolution
- Twentieth century to present
- Geography
- Geology
- Rivers
- Landscape
- Towns and cities
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Economy
- South and West
- East Riding and North
- Education
- Transport
- Public transport statistics
- Architecture
- Fortifications
- Stately
- Industrial
- Municipal
- Religious
- Culture
- Literature and art
- Cuisine
- Beer and brewing
- Music
- Television productions
- Film productions
- Sport
- Cricket
- Football
- Association
- Rugby Union
- Rugby League
- Multi-sport events
- Animal related
- Knurr and Spell
- Cycling
- Hockey
- Field
- Other professional sports franchise teams
- Politics and identity
- Constituencies
- Distinctive identity
- Monarchy and peerage
- Notable people
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- References
- External links
Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after the city of York.
The south-west of Yorkshire includes the cities of Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Doncaster and Wakefield. The north and east of the county includes the southern part of the Teesside conurbation; the port city of Hull is located in the south-east. York is positioned near the centre of the county. Yorkshire has a coastline on the North Sea. The North York Moors occupy the north-east of the county, and the centre contains the Vale of Mowbray and the Vale of York. The west contains part of the Pennines, which includes the Yorkshire Dales.
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