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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] The county was named after its original county town, the city of York.
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Yorkshire (/ ˈ j ɔːr k ʃ ər,-ʃ ɪər / YORK-shər, -sheer) 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 Yorkshire rebellion of 1489 occurred during the reign of Henry VII. Parliament wanted money to help defend Brittany , which was allied to England, in the war against France. Henry sent Percy , Earl of Northumberland to collect taxes to help raise some money.
Yorkshire and the Humber is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. [a] The population in 2021 was 5,480,774 [3] with its largest settlements being Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Hull, and York.
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 and British Afro-Caribbean [citation needed] peoples (Windrush generation communities), from the 1950s onwards.
The West Riding of Yorkshire was one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the riding was an administrative county named County of York, West Riding . The lieutenancy at that time included the city of York and as such was named "West Riding of the County of York and the County of the City of York". [ 2 ]
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county and ceremonial county. West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county and ceremonial county. Where possible, Wikipedia articles about things in Yorkshire are allocated to the main divisions of the county shown in bold above. There are also subcategories for some of Yorkshire's cities.