What is Yorkshire?
Yorkshire is a region in Northern England. Until 1974, Yorkshire was its own country, the largest in England; it was subsequently divided for the purpose of smoother civil administration; the region is better known as Yorkshire and Humber today. This region of England has become well known outside its home country, thanks to its rich cultural traditions, which gave birth to things as varied as the Brontë sisters and Wensleydale cheese. Although Yorkshire is no longer a county, the name “Yorkshire” lives on in a number of civic groups in this region of England, such as the Yorkshire Building Society.
