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 draws 11,592 Wikipedia views per month (historic_county_of_england category, ranking #2 of 6).[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].
  • York is named after Yorkshire[16].
  • Yorkshire's flag is recorded as flag of Yorkshire[17].
  • Yorkshire's Commons category is recorded as Yorkshire[18].
  • Yorkshire comprises East Riding of Yorkshire[19].
  • Yorkshire comprises West Riding of Yorkshire[20].
  • Yorkshire comprises North Riding of Yorkshire[21].
  • Yorkshire's catalog code is recorded as YRK[22].
  • Yorkshire's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 53.958333333333, 'longitude': -1.0833333333333}[23].
  • Yorkshire's official website is recorded as http://yorkshire.com[24].
  • Yorkshire's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Yorkshire[25].
  • Yorkshire has a population of {'amount': '+5234700'}[26].
  • Yorkshire's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Yorkshire[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 {'amount': '+11903'}[28]. Yorkshire has a population of {'amount': '+5234700'}[26].

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[22]. York is named after Yorkshire[16].

Cultural Significance

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

Why It Matters

Yorkshire draws 11,592 Wikipedia views per month (historic_county_of_england category, ranking #2 of 6).[2] Yorkshire has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Yorkshire is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . 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. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . 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. 21d ago · YoshiRulz · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → York
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P138]]: [[Q42462]]"
  2. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 101258
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14586]]: 101258, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  3. 16w 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"
  4. 16w 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]]"
  5. 22w 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 → {'latitude': 53.958333333333, 'longitude': -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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