Yorkshire
historic county of England
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Summary
Yorkshire is a historic county of England[1]. Yorkshire draws 14,203 Wikipedia views per month (historic county of england category, ranking #2 of 6).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: England[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Continent: Europe[5]
- Instance of: historical region[6]
- Capital: York[7]
- Shares border with: County Durham[8], Westmorland[9], Lancashire[10], Cheshire[11], Derbyshire[12], Nottinghamshire[13], Lincolnshire[14]
- Named after: York[15]
- Flag: flag of Yorkshire[16]
- Commons category: Yorkshire[17]
- Has part(s): East Riding of Yorkshire[18], West Riding of Yorkshire[19], North Riding of Yorkshire[20]
- Catalog code: YRK[21]
- Coordinate location: 53.958333333333, -1.0833333333333[22]
- Official website: http://yorkshire.com[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Yorkshire[24]
- Population: 5,234,700[25]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Yorkshire[26]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[27], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[28], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31]
- Official name: Yorkshire[32]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Yorkshire[33]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Yorkshire[34]
- Demonym: Yorkshireman[35]
- Native label: Yorkshire[36]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Yorkshire[37]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Yorkshire[38]
- Area: 11,903[39]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Yorkshire include Yorkshire Terrier[40], a dog breed[41]; Yorkshire pudding[42]; and Yorkshire Tea[43], in United Kingdom[44], founded in 1886[45].
Why It Matters
Yorkshire has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Yorkshire is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for Yorkshire include Yorkshire Terrier[40], a dog breed[41]; Yorkshire pudding[42]; and Yorkshire Tea[43], in United Kingdom[44], founded in 1886[45].