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| − | '''Yorkshire''' is a traditional county in Northern [[England]], and is the largest county, divided into three 'Ridings' (OE ''thridings'', 'thirds'). However, the Local Government Act of 1972 broke it into three smaller counties - North, South and West Yorkshire, as well as transferring the East (and part of the West) Riding to Humberside, and parts of the traditional county to Durham, Cumbria and Greater Manchester. | + | '''Yorkshire''' is a traditional county in Northern [[England]], and is the largest county, divided into three 'Ridings' (OE ''thridings'', 'thirds'). However, the Local Government Act of 1972 broke it into three smaller counties - North, South, and West Yorkshire, as well as transferring the East (and part of the West) Riding to Humberside, and parts of the traditional county to Durham, Cumbria, and Greater Manchester. |
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| | The county has varied geography from the hills and mountains of the [[Pennines]] and North Yorkshire moors, to the flatlands of the Vale of York and the fen country of the Humberhead Levels. Principal cities in Yorkshire include [[Leeds]], Hull, [[Sheffield]], [[York]], and [[Goole]], Britain' most inland seaport. | | The county has varied geography from the hills and mountains of the [[Pennines]] and North Yorkshire moors, to the flatlands of the Vale of York and the fen country of the Humberhead Levels. Principal cities in Yorkshire include [[Leeds]], Hull, [[Sheffield]], [[York]], and [[Goole]], Britain' most inland seaport. |
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| − | Yorkshire borders with the counties of Greater Manchester, [[Lancashire]], [[Cumbria]], [[County Durham]], [[Cleveland]], [[Lincolnshire]], [[Nottinghamshire]] and [[Derbyshire]]. | + | Yorkshire borders with the counties of Greater Manchester, [[Lancashire]], [[Cumbria]], [[County Durham]], [[Cleveland]], [[Lincolnshire]], [[Nottinghamshire]], and [[Derbyshire]]. |
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| | Historically, the symbol of Yorkshire was the white [[rose]]. | | Historically, the symbol of Yorkshire was the white [[rose]]. |