Yorkshire

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ceremonial county historic county region of England

Yorkshire is a historic county in northern England known for its large size, distinctive cultural identity, and significant role in British political, industrial, and literary history.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
historic county of Yorkshire 3
Yorkshire society 2
County of Yorkshire 1

Statements (110)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial county ⓘ
historic county ⓘ
region of England ⓘ
associatedWith House of York ⓘ
borders County Durham ⓘ
Derbyshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Greater Manchester ⓘ
Lancashire ⓘ
Lincolnshire ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ
Nottinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains Barnsley ⓘ
Bradford ⓘ
Doncaster ⓘ
Halifax ⓘ
Harrogate ⓘ
Huddersfield ⓘ
Humber Estuary ⓘ
Hull ⓘ
surface form: Kingston upon Hull

Leeds ⓘ
Middlesbrough ⓘ
North York Moors ⓘ
surface form: North York Moors National Park

Peak District ⓘ
surface form: Peak District National Park

Rotherham ⓘ
Scarborough ⓘ
Sheffield ⓘ
Wakefield ⓘ
York ⓘ
Yorkshire Dales ⓘ
surface form: Yorkshire Dales National Park
country England ⓘ
hasAirport Doncaster Sheffield Airport (closed) ⓘ
surface form: Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Leeds Bradford Airport ⓘ
hasCathedral Bradford Cathedral ⓘ
Sheffield Cathedral ⓘ
Wakefield Cathedral ⓘ
York Minster ⓘ
hasCoastline North Sea coast ⓘ
hasCountyCricketClub Yorkshire County Cricket Club ⓘ
hasDialect Yorkshire English ⓘ
surface form: Yorkshire dialect
hasFootballClub Hull City A.F.C. ⓘ
Leeds United F.C. ⓘ
Middlesbrough F.C. ⓘ
Sheffield United F.C. ⓘ
Sheffield Wednesday F.C. ⓘ
hasHighestPoint Whernside (part) ⓘ
surface form: Whernside
hasHistoricCity York ⓘ
hasHistoricSite Bolton Abbey ⓘ
Castle Howard ⓘ
Clifford's Tower ⓘ
Fountains Abbey ⓘ
Rievaulx Abbey (vicinity) ⓘ
surface form: Rievaulx Abbey

Scarborough Castle ⓘ
Whitby Abbey ⓘ
hasLiteraryAssociation Alan Bennett ⓘ
Anne Brontë ⓘ
Brontë ⓘ
surface form: Brontë sisters

Charlotte Brontë ⓘ
Emily Brontë ⓘ
Ted Hughes ⓘ
hasNickname God's Own County ⓘ
hasSubregion East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ
North Yorkshire ⓘ
South Yorkshire ⓘ
West Yorkshire ⓘ
hasTown Bridlington ⓘ
Filey ⓘ
Scarborough ⓘ
Whitby ⓘ
hasTransportHub Leeds railway station ⓘ
hasUniversity University of Bradford ⓘ
University of Huddersfield ⓘ
University of Hull NERFINISHED ⓘ
University of Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ
University of Sheffield NERFINISHED ⓘ
University of York NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEvent Wars of the Roses ⓘ
historicDivision East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ
North Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ
West Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ
knownFor Brontë Country ⓘ
North York Moors ⓘ
Yorkshire Dales ⓘ
Yorkshire pudding ⓘ
coal mining history ⓘ
cricket tradition ⓘ
distinct cultural identity ⓘ
industrial heritage ⓘ
large geographic size ⓘ
literary heritage ⓘ
rugged landscapes ⓘ
steel production ⓘ
strong regional identity ⓘ
textile industry ⓘ
largestCity Leeds ⓘ
locatedIn Northern England ⓘ
majorCity Bradford ⓘ
Hull ⓘ
Sheffield ⓘ
York ⓘ
observes Yorkshire Day ⓘ
partOf England NERFINISHED ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
symbol white rose of York ⓘ
surface form: White Rose of York
traditionalFood Fat rascal ⓘ
Parkin ⓘ
Wensleydale ⓘ
surface form: Wensleydale cheese

Yorkshire pudding ⓘ
traditionalSport cricket ⓘ
rugby league ⓘ
YorkshireDayDate 1 August ⓘ

Referenced by (99)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Henry Sidgwick → birthPlace → Yorkshire ⓘ
John Alan Robinson → birthPlace → Yorkshire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yorkshire, England
William Kent → birthPlace → Yorkshire ⓘ
Westmorland, England → borders → Yorkshire ⓘ
Earl of Burlington → burialPlace → Yorkshire ⓘ
subject surface form: Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington
subject surface form: Richard II of England
Oxford Clay → extendsTo → Yorkshire ⓘ
Downton Abbey → fictionalCounty → Yorkshire ⓘ
Kirklees → hasHistoricCounty → Yorkshire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yorkshire society
subject surface form: Lascelles family
this entity surface form: Yorkshire society
City of York → historicCounty → Yorkshire ⓘ
Craven → historicCounty → Yorkshire ⓘ
Diggle → historicCounty → Yorkshire ⓘ
Dobcross → historicCounty → Yorkshire ⓘ
Halifax → historicCounty → Yorkshire ⓘ
Hebden Bridge → historicCounty → Yorkshire ⓘ
Huddersfield → historicCounty → Yorkshire ⓘ
Ryedale → historicCounty → Yorkshire ⓘ
Saddleworth → historicCounty → Yorkshire ⓘ
Sedbergh → historicCounty → Yorkshire ⓘ
Selby → historicCounty → Yorkshire ⓘ
Slaithwaite → historicCounty → Yorkshire ⓘ
Sowerby → historicCounty → Yorkshire ⓘ
subject surface form: Thornaby-on-Tees
Delph → historicalCounty → Yorkshire ⓘ
Leeds → historicalCounty → Yorkshire ⓘ
Luddenden → historicalCounty → Yorkshire ⓘ
Ravensthorpe → historicalCounty → Yorkshire ⓘ
Todmorden → historicalCounty → Yorkshire ⓘ
Uppermill → historicalCounty → Yorkshire ⓘ
Wakefield → historicalCounty → Yorkshire ⓘ
Northumbria → laterDividedInto → Yorkshire ⓘ
this entity surface form: County of Yorkshire
Earl of Harewood → linkedToCounty → Yorkshire ⓘ
Barnsdale Forest → locatedIn → Yorkshire ⓘ
Castle Howard → locatedIn → Yorkshire ⓘ
Goole → locatedIn → Yorkshire ⓘ
subject surface form: Harewood House
Hull → locatedIn → Yorkshire ⓘ
subject surface form: Kingston upon Hull
Pocklington School → locatedIn → Yorkshire ⓘ