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| − | Yorkshire used to be a county in Northern [[England]], and was once the largest county. However, the Local Government Act of 1972 broke it into three smaller counties - North, South and West Yorkshire | + | '''Yorkshire''' used to be a county in Northern [[England]], and was once the largest county. However, the Local Government Act of 1972 broke it into three smaller counties - North, South and West Yorkshire. |
| − | + | The county has varied geography from the hills and mountains of the [[Pennines]] and North Yorkshire moors, to the flatlands of the plain of York. Principal cities in Yorkshire include [[Leeds]], [[Sheffield]] and [[York]]. | |
| − | [[Category: | + | Yorkshire borders with the counties of [[Lancashire]], [[Cumbria]], [[County Durham]], [[Cleveland]], [[Lincolnshire]], [[Nottinghamshire]], and [[Derbyshire]]. |
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| + | Historically, the symbol of Yorkshire was the white [[rose]]. | ||
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| + | [[Category:UK Counties]] | ||
Revision as of 16:26, April 8, 2007
Yorkshire used to be a county in Northern England, and was once the largest county. However, the Local Government Act of 1972 broke it into three smaller counties - North, South and West Yorkshire.
The county has varied geography from the hills and mountains of the Pennines and North Yorkshire moors, to the flatlands of the plain of York. Principal cities in Yorkshire include Leeds, Sheffield and York.
Yorkshire borders with the counties of Lancashire, Cumbria, County Durham, Cleveland, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire.
Historically, the symbol of Yorkshire was the white rose.