what is the toponomy of the area?
York comes from the Viking name for the city, Jórvík and the word "Shire" is either from the Old Norse word Skyr or from Old English Scir.
Yorkshire
"York" comes from the Viking name for the city, Jórvík. The word "Shire" is either from the Old Norse word Skyr or from Old English Scir meaning care
what is county borough of leeds ? It was a local government district. where is it located? West Riding of Yorkshire, England
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Yorkshire [SEP] Toponymy
Yorkshire or the County of York was so named as it is the shire (administrative area or county) of the city of York or York's Shire. "York" comes from the Viking name for the city, Jórvík. The word "Shire" is either from the Old Norse word Skyr or from Old English Scir meaning care or official charge. The "shire" suffix is locally pronounced "shuh", or occasionally , a homophone of "sheer".