Introduction: Why Yorkshire?
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1. Harrogate
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2. Rotherham
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3. York
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4. Sheffield
Yorkshire is a county in the north of England. It has some of the most beautiful countryside in the country and it is home to many great cities, such as Sheffield, Leeds and York.
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Yorkshire is a historic county of England, with a population of over 5 million people. It was created in 1974, and covers an area of more than 3,000 square miles. It is the largest county in England by land area and the third-largest in the UK.
In Yorkshire there are nine cities: Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield, Wakefield, Rotherham, Kingston-upon-Hull (Hull), York and Halifax. The main industries are agriculture and tourism.
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Yorkshire is a county located in Northern England. It is a ceremonial, non-metropolitan county that has no city. Its area is 7,653 km2 (2,974 sq mi) and its population is about 1.6 million people.
The county of Yorkshire was created by the Kingdom of England in 937 AD and was ruled by the Kingdom of Scotland from 1054 until 1399 when it became part of the Kingdom of Great Britain. In 1801 the county became part of the United Kingdom, which includes Wales and Scotland as well.
The main industries in Yorkshire are agriculture, fishing and food processing, with some coal mining being done to meet domestic demand for electricity generation. The region also has significant tourism with many people coming to visit York Minster or Harrogate Spa Gardens each year.
