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Yorkshire (/ˈjɔːrkʃər, -ʃɪər/ YORK-shər, -⁠sheer) is an area of Northern England which was historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its original county town, the city of York.

The south-west of Yorkshire is densely populated, and includes the cities of Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, and Wakefield. The north and east of the county are more sparsely populated, however the north east includes the southern part of the Teesside conurbation, and the port city of Kingston upon Hull is located in the south-east. York is located near the centre of the county. Yorkshire has a coastline to the North Sea to the east. The North York Moors occupy the north east of the county, and the centre contains the Vale of Mowbray in the north and the Vale of York in the south. The west contains part of the Pennines, which form the Yorkshire Dales in the north-west. (Full article...)

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The LNER Class A3 Pacific steam locomotive No. 4472 Flying Scotsman (originally No. 1472) was built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at Doncaster Works to a design of H.N. Gresley. It was employed on long-distance express trains on the LNER and its successors, British Railways Eastern and North-Eastern Regions, notably on the 10am London to Edinburgh Flying Scotsman train service after which it was named. Flying Scotsman is regarded as the world's most famous steam locomotive.

The locomotive is notable for having set two world records for steam traction; becoming the first steam locomotive to be officially authenticated at reaching 100 miles per hour (160.9 km/h) on 30 November 1934, and then setting a record for the longest non-stop run by a steam locomotive when it ran 422 miles (679 km) on 8 August 1989.

Retired from regular service in 1963 after covering 2,076,000 miles (3,341,000 km), Flying Scotsman gained considerable fame in preservation under the ownership of Alan Pegler, William McAlpine, Tony Marchington and finally the National Railway Museum. As well as hauling enthusiast specials in the United Kingdom, the locomotive toured extensively in the United States and Australia. (read more . . . )

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Park Hill is a council housing estate in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, the complex was Grade II* listed in 1998 making it the largest listed building in Europe. (read more . . . )

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Joseph Priestley (13 March 1733 (old style) – 6 February 1804) was an 18th-century British theologian, Dissenting clergyman, natural philosopher, educator, and political theorist who published over 150 works. He is usually credited with the discovery of oxygen gas. Priestley was born to an established Dissenting family in West Yorkshire.

During his lifetime, Priestley's considerable scientific reputation rested on his invention of soda water, his writings on electricity, and his discovery of several "airs" (gases), the most famous being what Priestley dubbed "dephlogisticated air" (oxygen). However, Priestley's determination to reject what would become the chemical revolution and to cling to phlogiston theory eventually left him isolated within the scientific community.

Priestley's science was integral to his theology, and he consistently tried to fuse Enlightenment rationalism with Christian theism. In his metaphysical texts, Priestley attempted to combine theism, materialism, and determinism, a project that has been called "audacious and original". He believed that a proper understanding of the natural world would promote human progress and eventually bring about the Christian Millennium. Priestley, who strongly believed in the free and open exchange of ideas, advocated toleration and equal rights for religious Dissenters, which also led him to help found Unitarianism. (read more . . . )

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Sheffield United Football Club is an English association football club based at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, who currently compete in the Premier League. Founded in 1889, they played only friendlies during their first year in existence before being elected to the Midland Counties League for the 1890–91 season. The football committee (who ran the club at the time) were unhappy with the quality of the Midland Counties League and so resigned in the summer of 1891. However, United were refused entry into The Football League amidst an acrimonious dispute with local rivals The Wednesday who had lobbied against their application. Instead United joined the newly formed Northern League which mainly consisted of teams from the North East of England, resulting in their nearest away fixture being at Darlington, some 85 miles away. Sheffield United again applied for election to The Football League the following year, this time being successful, and were admitted to the new Second Division in 1892. Despite the club's desire to be part of the Football League some committee members felt it may not last and so United remained with the Northern League for one more season, thus competing in two leagues concurrently during the 1892–93 season. Since that time United have remained in either the Football League, or at times the Premier League (during the 1992–93, 1993–94 and 2006–07 seasons), although changing fortunes have meant that they have competed in all four of the top divisions in England at some stage. Sheffield United played their inaugural league fixture as part of the Midland Counties League on 13 September 1890 against the now defunct Burton Wanderers. Since that game they have faced 115 different sides in league football with their most regular opponent having been Blackburn Rovers, against whom United have played on 142 occasions since their first meeting on 15 January 1894. As such United have registered more wins against the Lancashire side than any other, triumphing on 55 occasions. The most league defeats suffered by United have come against West Midlands team Aston Villa who have beaten them on 59 occasions, while the most draws have been registered against cross-city rivals Sheffield Wednesday with whom they have shared the points in 39 games. The most recent new league opponents for Sheffield United have been AFC Wimbledon, who they first met on 10 September 2016 in a League One fixture. (Full article...)

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... that Fountains Fell, (pictured), a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, England, is named after Fountains Abbey whose monks grazed sheep there in the 13th century?
...that the Rotunda Museum houses one of the foremost collections of Jurassic geology on the Yorkshire Coast?
... that All Saints Church, Helmsley, contains two chapels dedicated to different saints?
...that an estimated 20 people died after eating peppermint humbugs that were accidentally made with arsenic in the 1858 Bradford sweets poisoning?

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The following are images from various Yorkshire-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Thornborough Henge (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 2The Humble Petition of The Gentry and Commons of the County of York, presented to His Majestie at York, 22 April 1642 : and His Majesties message sent to the Parliament, 24 April 1642 : concerning Sir John Hothams Refusall to give His Majestie entrance into Hull. Printed at London, 1642 (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 3Yorkshire is often described as "God's own county/country" due to its beautiful landscape and unspoiled countryside (from Culture of Yorkshire)
Image 4Herbert Sutcliffe, batsman. (from Culture of Yorkshire)
Image 5Roman Britain (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 6Fountains abbey from the west (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 7Sean Bean's Yorkshire accent is highly recognised and is utilised on many of his castings including Game of Thrones Stark accent. (from Culture of Yorkshire)
Image 8Mr Pack dressed in traditional Yorkshire attire takes his horse, Danny, for a turn of the field in front of the crowd at Otley Show. (from Culture of Yorkshire)
Image 9The Rudston Monolith, almost 26ft high, close to Rudston Parish Church of all Saints (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 10Yorkshire puddings, served as part of a traditional Sunday roast. (from Culture of Yorkshire)
Image 11A prehistoric settlement on Harkerside Moor in Swaledale. (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 12Long Sword dancers (from Culture of Yorkshire)
Image 13A medieval representation of Saint Olaf (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 14Roman wall and the west corner tower of the fort at York, with medieval additions (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 15Depiction of Edwin of Northumbria from Sledmere (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 16Brazilian legend Pelé (left) in Sheffield in November 2017, marking the 150th anniversary of the world's oldest football club, Sheffield F.C. (from Culture of Yorkshire)
Image 17Helmsley Castle was destroyed at the end of the Civil War (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 18Jarvis Cocker, singer for Pulp (from Culture of Yorkshire)
Image 19Water-powered, belt-driven machinery, Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Sheffield. (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 20Harold Wagstaff – Prince of the Centres. (from Culture of Yorkshire)
Image 21Richmond castle walls and towers seen from the Keep (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 22The Brontë sisters (from Culture of Yorkshire)
Image 23The 19th-century interior of Marshall's flax mill, Holbeck, Leeds (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 24The main rivers of Yorkshire. (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 25A flat cap associated with the stereotypical Yorkshireman (from Culture of Yorkshire)
Image 26The natural sub-regions of Yorkshire (from History of Yorkshire)

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View from the Mount hill overlooking the village of Jackson Bridge in the upper Holme Valley in West Yorkshire. Looking down the hill the settlements shown are, Butterley to the left of centre, up and to the left is Totties, right and down from there is New Mill. From there forward and left is Lydgate which evolves into Wooldale before disappearing over the hill and down into Holmfirth. To the right of New Mill are to Honley and Crosland Moor. In the centre back the white building is Huddersfield Royal Infirmary located in Marsh. Beyond that is Halifax and off to the right is Bradford. (Read more...)

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