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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.  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]].

'''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.

Historically, the symbol of Yorkshire was the white rose.

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]].

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