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The culture of Yorkshire has developed over the county's history, influenced by the cultures of those who came to control/settle in the region, including the Celts (Brigantes and Parisii) [citation needed], Romans, Angles, Vikings, Normans Yorkshire people are said to have a strong sense of regional identity, and are sometimes thought to identify more strongly with Yorkshire than England, or ...
Yorkshire (/ ˈ j ɔːr k ʃ ər,-ʃ ɪər / YORK-shər, -sheer) is an area of Northern England which was historically a county. [1] Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. [2]
Yorkshire is a historic county of England, centred on the county town of York.The region was first occupied after the retreat of the ice age around 8000 BC. During the first millennium AD it was inhabited by celtic Britons and occupied by Romans, Angles and Vikings.
Memorial to Caedmon Caedmon / ˈ k æ d m ɒ n / is the earliest English poet whose name is known. An Anglo-Saxon herdsman attached to the double monastery of Streonæshalch (Whitby Abbey) during the abbacy of St. Hilda (657–680), he was originally ignorant of "the art of song" but according to Bede learned to compose one night in the course of a dream.
Life Comments Reference H. H. Asquith: born in Morley: 1852–1928 Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1908–16 [18] William Bradford: born in Austerfield: 1590–1657 Plymouth governor, pilgrim father [5] Guy Fawkes: York: 1570–1606 Yorkshire-born soldier, part of the Gunpowder Plot [5] [19] Roy Hattersley: born in Sheffield: 1933–
The notorious serial killer known as the “Yorkshire Ripper,” jailed for terrorizing Northern England in the 1970s, died at the age of 74 after refusing treatment for coronavirus, the U.K ...
For articles on other manifestations of culture in Yorkshire, see Category:Culture in Yorkshire. Subcategories.
On 1 June 1968 the York City, East Riding of Yorkshire, and North Riding of Yorkshire police forces were amalgamated to form the York and North East Yorkshire Police. Since 1974, Home Office policing in York has been provided by the North Yorkshire Police. The force's central headquarters for policing York and nearby Selby are in Fulford. [145]