an area and former county in northeast England, now divided into North, East, South and West Yorkshire. Yorkshire is partly very industrial, with large cities such as Leeds, Sheffield, and Bradford, and, in the past, many coal mines. It also has large areas of beautiful, wild countryside, including the North York Moors and the Dales. Historic county, northern England. Yorkshire was divided into three administrative counties North Riding, East Riding, and West Riding and the city of York. For most purposes the ridings were separate administrative units for a thousand years; Yorkshire and the ridings, comprising the country's largest county, ceased to exist with the administrative reorganization of 1974. Yorkshire was an agricultural, fishing, and manufacturing centre. Its main cities and towns include Leeds, Sheffield, Kingston upon Hull, Bradford, and Wakefield. North Yorkshire South Yorkshire West Yorkshire Yorkshire terrier
I'se Yorkshire, too I am as deep as you are, and am not to be bamboozled The North-countrymen are (Atasözü)ially long-headed and cannie A tale is told of a Yorkshire rustic under cross-examination The counsel tried to make fun of him, and said to him, Well, farmer, how go calves at York? Well, sir, said the farmer, on four legs, and not on two Silence in the court! cried the baffled bigwig, and tried again Now, farmer- remember you are on your oath- are there as many fools as ever in the West Riding? Well, no, sir, no; we've got our share, no doubt; but there are not so many as when you were there
A dish made from batter baked in fat, usually served as an accompaniment to roast beef but sometimes (in a larger form) served with other fillings or as a separate course
Yorkshire pudding is a British food which is made by baking a thick liquid mixture of flour, milk, and eggs. It is often eaten with roast beef. A popoverlike quick bread served with roast beef, baked in the drippings of the beef. a food made from flour, eggs, and milk, baked and eaten with meat in Britain
Any of a breed of toy terrier developed in Yorkshire and having a long, silky, bluish-gray coat. a type of dog that is very small and has long brown hair (Yorkshire, county in northern England). or Yorkie Breed of toy dog developed in the mid-19th century in Yorkshire and Lancashire, Eng. Its lineage appears to include terriers such as the Skye and Dandie Dinmont. Its outstanding feature is its straight, silky coat, parted on the back from nose to tail and long enough to sweep the ground. Its coat colour is dark blue-gray, with tan on the head and chest. It may grow to 9 in. (23 cm) tall and weigh up to 7 lb (3 kg)
a county in northeast England. It consists mainly of farmland. The centre of local government is at Northallerton but the main city is York. Administrative (pop., 2001: 569,660) and geographic county, part of the historic county of Yorkshire, northern England. Its administrative seat is Northallerton. Prehistoric sites show evidence of a military Roman occupation. In the Middle Ages it was a peripheral region of England with numerous castles of the great landowning families. Monastic orders, including the Cistercians, grew wealthy from sheep farming. The area played a significant part in the Wars of the Roses and the English Civil Wars. The modern economy is mainly agricultural
a county in the north of England, whose largest city is Sheffield. Metropolitan county (pop., 2001: 1,266,337), north-central England. It lost its administrative functions in 1986 and is now only a geographic and ceremonial county; its administrative seat was Barnsley. South Yorkshire extends from the Pennine moorlands in the west to lowland marshes in the east. The Romans built roads and forts in the area, and Anglian and later Scandinavian settlers cleared woodlands. In the 19th century the region grew as a major industrial area, and the River Don valley became the focus of iron-and steelworks extending east from Sheffield. Today South Yorkshire includes most of England's coalfields; its industries produce iron, steel, and cutlery
a county in northeast England, whose main city is Leeds. Metropolitan county (pop., 2001: 2,079,217), northern England. Its main cities are Wakefield and Leeds. From 1974 to 1986 West Yorkshire was an administrative unit; in 1986 the metropolitan county lost its administrative powers, and its constituent boroughs became autonomous unitary authorities. Anglo-Saxons and Scandinavians from the east established the first settlements. While baronial power was strong in the medieval period, anarchic conditions often prevailed, and the area was the site of several 15th-century battles. In the same period, the wool textile industry developed. In the 18th and 19th centuries, abundant waterpower, and later steam power based on locally mined coal, stimulated factory-based industry. Worsted and woolen industries remain important, while an engineering industry has developed. Leeds, the area's largest city, is a major commercial and cultural centre