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The name ''Yorkshire'' is from [[Middle English]] ''Yorke schyre'', which displaced the form ''Everwhich schire'', which was derived from Old English ''Eoforwicscir''. In any case, the names mean "county of [[York]]"; "York" is derived from the [[Old Norse]] name for the city ''Jorvik'' (which, by folk-etymology, means "stallion bay"), a Scandinavianized form of the Old English name ''Eoforwic'' (literally, "boar village"), ultimately an adaptation of the Latin name ''Eboracum''.
The name ''Yorkshire'' is from [[Middle English]] ''Yorke schyre'', which displaced the form ''Everwhich schire'', which was derived from Old English ''Eoforwicscir''. In any case, the names mean "county of [[York]]"; "York" is derived from the [[Old Norse]] name for the city ''Jorvik'' (which, by folk-etymology, means "stallion bay"), a Scandinavianized form of the Old English name ''Eoforwic'' (literally, "boar village"), ultimately an adaptation of the Latin name ''Eboracum''.
== Geography ==
== Geography ==
=== Subdivisions ===
The county is divided into three Ridings. The term "Riding" is ultimately derived from the [[Old Norse]] ''þriðjungr'' ("third part"). The Ridings are:
The county is divided into three Ridings. The term "Riding" is ultimately derived from the [[Old Norse]] ''þriðjungr'' ("third part"). The Ridings are:
* [[East Riding of Yorkshire]]
* [[East Riding of Yorkshire]]
* [[North Riding of Yorkshire]]
* [[North Riding of Yorkshire]]
* [[West Riding of Yorkshire]]
* [[West Riding of Yorkshire]]
The Ridings are further divided into wapentakes, which are essentially analogous to hundreds in other counties such as Lancashire.
== History ==
== History ==