Yorkshire

historic county of England
AdministrativeArea historic_county_of_england Q163
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Yorkshire

Summary

Yorkshire is a historic county of England[1]. Yorkshire has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Yorkshire is located in England[3].
  • Yorkshire is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Yorkshire is on the continent of Europe[5].
  • Yorkshire's instance of is recorded as historic county of England[6].
  • Yorkshire's instance of is recorded as historical region[7].
  • Yorkshire's capital is recorded as York[8].
  • Yorkshire's shares border with is recorded as County Durham[9].
  • Yorkshire's shares border with is recorded as Westmorland[10].
  • Yorkshire's shares border with is recorded as Lancashire[11].
  • Yorkshire's shares border with is recorded as Cheshire[12].
  • Yorkshire's shares border with is recorded as Derbyshire[13].
  • Yorkshire's shares border with is recorded as Nottinghamshire[14].
  • Yorkshire's shares border with is recorded as Lincolnshire[15].
  • Yorkshire's flag is recorded as flag of Yorkshire[16].
  • Yorkshire's Commons category is recorded as Yorkshire[17].
  • Yorkshire comprises East Riding of Yorkshire[18].
  • Yorkshire comprises West Riding of Yorkshire[19].
  • Yorkshire comprises North Riding of Yorkshire[20].
  • Yorkshire's catalog code is recorded as YRK[21].
  • Yorkshire's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.958333333333, 'lon': -1.0833333333333}[22].
  • Yorkshire's official website is recorded as http://yorkshire.com[23].
  • Yorkshire's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Yorkshire[24].
  • Yorkshire has a population of {'amount': '+5234700'}[25].
  • Yorkshire's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Yorkshire[26].
  • Yorkshire's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[27].

Body

Geography

Yorkshire is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Yorkshire is located in England[3]. Yorkshire is on the continent of Europe[5].

Physical Characteristics

Yorkshire covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+11903'}[28]. Yorkshire has a population of {'amount': '+5234700'}[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include historic county of England[6] and historical region[7].

History and Context

Yorkshire's catalog code is recorded as YRK[21].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Yorkshire include Yorkshire Tea[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1886[31]; Yorkshire Terrier[32], a dog breed[33]; and Yorkshire pudding[34].

Why It Matters

Yorkshire has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Yorkshire is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for Yorkshire include Yorkshire Tea[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1886[31]; Yorkshire Terrier[32], a dog breed[33]; and Yorkshire pudding[34].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 101258
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14586]]: 101258, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  2. 21d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag ['yorkshire', 'yorkshire-england']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: yorkshire, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289969464|yorkshire (#289969464)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
  3. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0264365-Yorkshire-Anglie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0264365-Yorkshire-Anglie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  4. 9w ago · PRINT-CaseyWolf · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for maps or plans Category:Maps of Yorkshire
    Category for people born here Category:Births in Yorkshire
    Coordinate location {'lat': 53.958333333333, 'lon': -1.0833333333333}
    Historical gazetteer (gov) id object_388257
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2163]]: 1213252"
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