Flag of Yorkshire Yorkshire within England, showing ancient
extent |1831 area||3,669,510 acres (14,850 km2)| |1901
area||3,883,979 acres (15,718 km2)| |1991 area||2,941,247 acres
(11,903 km2)| |Origin||Kingdom of Jórvík| - 1831 density - 1901
density - 1991 density |Units||1 North • 2 West • 3 East|
Yorkshire // is a historic county of Northern England and the
largest in the United Kingdom. Due to its great size in
comparison to other English counties, functions have been
increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which
have also been subject to periodic reform. Throughout these
changes, Yorkshire has continued to be recognised as a
geographical territory and cultural region. The name is familiar
and well understood across the United Kingdom and is in common
use in the media and the military, and also features in the
titles of current areas of civil administration, such as North
Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and East Riding of
Yorkshire. Within the borders of the historic county of Yo