Yorkshire | |
Motto: Ear all, see all, say Nowt.If tha ever does owt for nawt, allus do it fer Thissen | |
Flag of Yorkshire.svg | |
Yorkshire within Britain, showing extent Post-Harrying of the North | |
Geography | |
Status | Cultural & Historic Province |
1831 area | 14,850 km2 (5,734 sq mi) |
1901 area | 15,718 km2 (6,069 sq mi) |
1991 area | 11,903 km2 (4,596 sq mi) |
HQ | Leeds |
Chapman code | YKS |
History | |
Origin | Kingdom of Jórvík |
Created | In Antiquity (Eborakon, circa .150 AD) |
Succeeded by | Various |
Demography | |
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1831 population - 1831 density | 1,371,359 239.2/km2 |
1901 population - 1901 density | 3,512,838 223.5/km2 |
1991 population - 1991 density | 3,978,484 334.2/km2 |
Politics | |
Governance | Ridings |
White Rose of Yorkshire | |
Yorkshire Flag | |
Subdivisions | |
Type | Ridings |
Units | 1 North • 2 West • 3 East |
Yorkshire is a historic and cultural Nation in Northern Europe. 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 Teess River & The Yorkshire Pennines mountain range seperates Yorkshire from County Durham, Lancashire and the North of England.
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