yorkshire

a former large county in northern England

in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties

This article is about the English county. For other uses, see Yorkshire (disambiguation).'' .]] Yorkshire is the largest traditional county of England, covering some 6,000 Square milesq. miles (1 E10 m²15,000 km²) with a population of some five million. It is traditionally divided into West Riding of YorkshireWest, North Riding of YorkshireNorth and East Riding of YorkshireEast RidingRidings (from Old Norse ''þriðing'', "third part", a legacy of the area's ninth century Scandinavian settlers). The county town, York, is not part of any riding. The emblem of Yorkshire is the White Rose of YorkWhite Rose of the House of York, and there is a Yorkshire Day celebrated on August 1. Amongst the celebrations there is a Civic gathering of Lord Mayors, Mayors and other Civic Heads from across the county and convened by the Yorkshire Society, in 2004 it was held in Leeds and in 2005 it was held in Bradford. The people of Penistone will be hosting the Civic gathering in 2006. There is also an "anthem" for the county in the form of the folk song "On Ilkla Moor Baht'at" (on Ilkley Moor without a Hat).The Yorkshire dialect is colloquially known as "Tyke", and this is also the "affectionate" (!) term for a Yorkshireman, though the term is not universally used by all Yorkshiremen and is virtually non-existent on the North Riding coastline. The social stereotype of a Yorkshireman has a tendency to include such accessories as a flat cap and a whippet. Among Yorkshire's unique traditions is the Long Sword dance, a traditional dance not found elsewhere in England. More recently, Yorkshire has been home to its own genre of techno music, Yorkshire Bleeps and Bass.

History - Main article History of Yorkshire''The Ridings were divided further into wapentakes. In about 1823 these wereNorth Riding

Allertonshire

Birdforth

Bulmer

Gilling, North YorkshireGilling East and West

Halikeld

Hang East and West

Langbaurgh East and West

Pickering Lythe

Ryedale

Whitby StrandEast Riding

Buckrose

Dickering

Harthill - Bainton beacon, Holme beacon, Hunsley beacon and Wilton beacon

Holderness South Middle and North

Howdenshire

Ouse and DerwentWest Riding

Agbrigg and Morley (Agbrigg and Morley, West YorkshireMorley divisions)

Barkston Ash

Ewcross

Claro Lower and Upper

Morley, West YorkshireMorley

Osgoldcross

Skyrack Lower and Upper

Staincliffe East and West

Staincross

Strafforth and Tickhill Lower and UpperApart from these there were the Ainsty wapentake, the YorkCity of York (not part of any riding), and Hullshire (geographically in the East Riding though not part of it).The Ridings were used as the basis of administrative counties of Englandadministrative counties upon the introduction of local government, in 1888, although many boroughs within the area were made county boroughs in their own right.In 1974 the local government system was reformed, with the area being split between:

North Yorkshire (including Yorkshire's county town of York — although the county town of North Yorkshire is Northallerton)

South Yorkshire

West Yorkshire

Humberside (including parts of Lincolnshire)

Cleveland, EnglandCleveland (including parts of County Durham)South and West Yorkshire are termed metropolitan counties of Englandmetropolitan counties, as they cover mostly built-up areas. Additionally, small portions were ceded to the control of Cumbria, Lancashire, County Durham and Greater Manchester.In 1986 the county councils of West and South Yorkshire were abolished, and in 1996 Cleveland and Humberside were broken up into districts, which became independent administrative counties (unitary authority areas) in their own right, as did an expanded City of York. For ceremonial purposes the districts previously covered by Cleveland now fall in the Ceremonial counties of Englandceremonial counties of North Yorkshire and County Durham, and the districts previously covered by Humberside now fall in the ceremonial counties of East Riding of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.Much of Yorkshire is now represented by the Regions of Englandregion of Yorkshire and the Humber.

Villages, towns and cities in Yorkshire - ''See the list of places in Yorkshire.''

Local government areas in ceremonial Yorkshire -

East Riding of Yorkshire

Kingston upon Hull

Middlesbrough

North Yorkshire

*Craven

*Hambleton

*Harrogate (borough)Harrogate

*Richmondshire

*Ryedale

*Scarborough (borough)Scarborough

*Selby (district)Selby

Redcar and Cleveland

Stockton-on-Tees (borough)Stockton-on-Tees south of the river

South Yorkshire

*Barnsley (borough)Barnsley

*Doncaster (borough)Doncaster

*Rotherham (borough)Rotherham

*City of SheffieldSheffield

West Yorkshire

*City of BradfordBradford

*Calderdale

*Kirklees

*City of LeedsLeeds

*City of WakefieldWakefield

York

See also -

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Yorkshire Pudding

Yorkshire Wolds

Yorkshire Dales

North York MoorsNorth Yorkshire Moors

!List_of_Yorkshire_people Famous Yorkshire people

Yorkshire Society

Jorvik

Kings of Jorvik

Earl of York

Duke of York

New York

English people

External links -

britannia.com - The History of Yorkshire

yorkshire-dialect.org - Samples of Yorkshire Dialect

flagspot.net - Yorkshire flags

book-lover.com - Yorkshire Images - a gallery of drawings depicting Yorkshire as it was in the 1800s.England traditional counties Category:Yorkshire !da:Yorkshirede:Yorkshirefr:Com té? de !Yorkshirenl:Yorkshireno:Yorksh irept:Yorkshire

Paintings, ceramics, sculpture and land art by international artist Jonathan Middlemiss
Jonathan Middlemiss is a fine artist in ceramics, sculpture, land art and painting. His work has won many international awards and is in public, private and museum collections. He also lectures at Falmouth College of Arts, Cornwall England.
http://www.middlemissart.com/

The Rotary Club of Settle
The Rotary Club of Settle is the local branch of Rotary International. All visiting Rotarians are warmly welcome to our weekly meetings, for fellowship and food.
http://www.settlerotary.org.uk/

pk4 images - landscape photography of north east england, image library, travel images of Europe and USA, photographs by Paul Gaythorpe
landscape photography of north east england, travel photographs of europe, spain, greece and USA
http://www.pk4images.com/

UK Bus Awards
Top awards scheme for the UK bus industry.
http://www.ukbusawards.co.uk

Albion Homefinders
A property search and relocation services company based in Ilkley, Yorkshire and operating throughout the north of England. We specialise in finding property to rent or buy for private or corporate clients in our local area including Leeds, Harrogate, York and the Yorkshire Dales.
http://albionhomefinders.co.uk/

Steve's Place
Welcome to Steves Place from North Yorkshire. Browse the photoalbums, read up on amateur radio or one of the many hobbies listed on the site. Enjoy your stay !
http://www.stevebb.com/

Laser Cutting & Profiling UK
Yorkshire Laser & Fabrication. Subcontract laser cutting and profiling. Quotation within 24 hours. Cost effective UK national delivery.
http://yorkshirelaser.co.uk/

Yorkshire Post
Online daily national newspaper. Includes current copy, breaking news and archives.
http://www.ypn.co.uk

Yorkshire Forward
Charged with developing and implementing a Regional Economic Strategy that will transform Yorkshire and Humber into a world class economy. Formed in April 1999 by the Regional Development Agency.
http://www.yorkshire-forward.com

Yorkshire Tourist Board
For businesses in the Tourist industry.
http://www.ytb.org.uk

Yorkshire Information Centre
Portal. Source of information including sports, news and tourist information.
http://www.yorkshirenet.co.uk/

The Yorkshire Dales
National Park which contains some of Britain's finest limestone scenery. Site features lots of information about the area.
http://www.yorkshire-dales.com/