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'''Yorkshire and The Humber''' is one of the [[regions of England]], based upon the Danish Kingdom of [[Jorvik]]. It covers most of the traditional county of [[Yorkshire]], along with the part of northern [[Lincolnshire]] that was previously in [[Humberside]].
'''Yorkshire and The Humber''' is one of the [[regions of England]]. It covers most of the traditional county of [[Yorkshire]], along with the part of northern [[Lincolnshire]] that was previously in [[Humberside]].


It is one of the two regions (along with the [[North_West_England|North West]]) that were expected to have a referendum about the establishment of an elected [[Regional Assemblies in England|regional assembly]]. The [[North_East_England|North East]] region of England recently rejected having an elected regional assembly in a referendum. [[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Deputy Prime Minister]] [[John Prescott]] subsequently announced that he will not move orders for other referendums before the relevant provisions expire in June, [[2005]].
It is one of the two regions (along with the [[North_West_England|North West]]) that were expected to have a referendum about the establishment of an elected [[Regional Assemblies in England|regional assembly]]. The [[North_East_England|North East]] region of England recently rejected having an elected regional assembly in a referendum. [[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Deputy Prime Minister]] [[John Prescott]] subsequently announced that he will not move orders for other referendums before the relevant provisions expire in June, [[2005]].

Revision as of 17:17, 22 August 2005

Yorkshire and the Humber
Admin HQLeeds
Area
 - Total
5th in England
15,420 km²
Population
 - Total (2001)
 - Density
6th in England
4,964,838
322/km²
NUTS 1:UKE

Yorkshire and The Humber is one of the regions of England. It covers most of the traditional county of Yorkshire, along with the part of northern Lincolnshire that was previously in Humberside.

It is one of the two regions (along with the North West) that were expected to have a referendum about the establishment of an elected regional assembly. The North East region of England recently rejected having an elected regional assembly in a referendum. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott subsequently announced that he will not move orders for other referendums before the relevant provisions expire in June, 2005.

The highest point of the region is Whernside, in the Yorkshire Dales, at 737 metres.

The population in 2003 was 5,009,300.

The administration capital is Leeds but the largest city is Sheffield.

It is divided into the following local government areas:

  1. Sheffield (South Yorkshire)
  2. Rotherham (S. Yorks)
  3. Barnsley (S. Yorks)
  4. Doncaster (S. Yorks)
  5. Wakefield (West Yorkshire)
  6. Kirklees (W. Yorks)
  7. Calderdale (W. Yorks)
  8. Bradford (W. Yorks)
  9. Leeds (W. Yorks)
  10. North Yorkshire
  11. York
  12. East Riding of Yorkshire
  13. Hull
  14. North Lincolnshire
  15. North East Lincolnshire

It was originally called Yorkshire and Humberside, and defined as North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Humberside. Since then, Humberside has been split up, and the councils of West and South Yorkshire abolished, and York has seceded from North Yorkshire. The older form of the name is still occasionally seen.

See also: Spurn, Subdivisions of England