Which is the largest historic county in the United Kingdom?

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 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.

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Denise Currie

Known as "God's Own County" a stunningly beautiful place. Yes I am a Yorkshire Lass, born and bred and proud of it

Fred Keogh

Yorkshire born, and Yorkshire bred, thick int' arm and thick int' head! An old Lancashire saying.

Coral Harvey

Yorkshire has so many writers poets and artists . Beautiful country.

Bob Watt

Owen King, Crossed the river many times there, en route Glasgow to Brid...or back

Bob Watt

Val Wilkinson, That's nothing - 47 of us lived in a shoebox in the middle of road...

Owen King

It used to be Ridings that divided the county up into three sections, North, East, and West. Where I live in Malton, one of the bridges over the Derwent is known as County bridge, because there was a time when Malton was in the North Ridings however Norton was in the East Ridings.

Iancompat

Tha' can allus tell a Yorkshireman - but tha can't tell him much!

Val Wilkinson

And thinking of Yorkshire's competitiveness - let's not forget Monty Python's "The Four Yorkshiremen" sketch

Val Wilkinson

Stevie G, Sutherland is a county of Scotland, with a rich history

Val Wilkinson

In the 2012 Olympics there were a large number of medals won by Yorkshire folk - far more than most countries, exceptional for a population of 5.5 million. High performing, very competitive ...