The "shire" suffix is locally pronounced /-ʃə/ "shuh", or occasionally /-ʃiə/, a homophone of "sheer". The word " Shire" is either from the Old Norse word skyr or from Old English scir meaning share, care or official charge. "York" comes from the Viking name for the city, Jórvík. 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. 10.2 Distinctive identity and devolution campaigns.9.8 Other professional sports franchise teams.2.6.1 One Yorkshire Devolved Deal proposal.Small areas in the west of the county are covered by the North West England region. Most of the county falls within Yorkshire and the Humber while the extreme northern part of the county, such as Middlesbrough, Redcar, Holwick and Startforth, falls within North East England. Yorkshire is covered by different Government Office Regions. Yorkshire Day, held annually on 1 August, is a celebration of the general culture of Yorkshire, ranging from its history to its dialect. The emblem of Yorkshire is the White Rose of the English royal House of York, and the most commonly used flag representative of Yorkshire is the white rose on a blue field which, after nearly fifty years of use, was recognised by the Flag Institute on 29 July 2008. Yorkshire has been nicknamed "God's Own Country". Within the borders of the historic county of Yorkshire are large stretches of unspoiled countryside, particularly within the Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors and Peak District national parks. 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 the East Riding of Yorkshire. Throughout these changes, Yorkshire has continued to be recognised as a geographic territory and cultural region. Because of its great size in comparison with other English counties, functions have been undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform.
Yorkshire ( / ˈ j ɔːr k ʃ ər, - ʃ ɪər/ abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Location within England, showing historic extent
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