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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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Gisborough Priory is a ruined Augustinian priory in Guisborough in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1119 as the Priory of St Mary by Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale, an ancestor of the Scottish king, Robert the Bruce. It became one of the richest monastic foundations in England with grants from the crown and bequests from de Brus, other nobles and gentry and local people of more modest means. Much of the Romanesque Norman priory was destroyed in a fire in 1289. It was rebuilt in the Gothic style on a grander scale over the following century. Its remains are regarded as among the finest surviving examples of early Gothic architecture in England.

The priory prospered until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1540, when it was abolished along with England's other monastic communities. The priory buildings were demolished and the stone re-used in other buildings in Guisborough. The east end of the priory church was left standing with its great window forming a distinctive arch, a well-known landmark used as a symbol for Guisborough. It became part of the estate of the Chaloner family, who acquired it in 1550. The east window was preserved by them as part of a Romantic vista adjoining their seat, Gisborough Hall, from which the priory takes its idiosyncratically spelled name. It is owned by the Chaloners but is in the care of English Heritage as a scheduled monument. (read more . . . )

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Malham Cove is a natural limestone formation, known as a national beauty spot, near Malham, North Yorkshire. It comprises a huge, curved limestone cliff at the head of a valley, with a fine area of limestone pavement at the top. (read more . . . )

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Caedmon /ˈkædmɒn/ is the earliest English poet whose name is known. An Anglo-Saxon herdsman attached to the double monastery of Streonæshalch (Whitby Abbey) during the abbacy of St. Hilda (657–680), he was originally ignorant of "the art of song" but according to Bede learned to compose one night in the course of a dream. He later became a zealous monk and an accomplished and inspirational religious poet.

Caedmon is one of twelve Anglo-Saxon poets identified in medieval sources, and one of only three for whom both roughly contemporary biographical information and examples of literary output have survived. His story is related in the Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum ("Ecclesiastical History of the English People") by St. Bede who wrote, "[t]here was in the Monastery of this Abbess a certain brother particularly remarkable for the Grace of God, who was wont to make religious verses, so that whatever was interpreted to him out of scripture, he soon after put the same into poetical expressions of much sweetness and humility in English, which was his native language. By his verse the minds of many were often excited to despise the world, and to aspire to heaven." (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 EFL Championship. 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 the possibility of scrapie resistance in sheep was tested by experimentation with a selection of Swaledales (pictured), a breed of domesticated sheep native to the Yorkshire Dales and the fells of Cumbria?
... that 24 people died digging Bramhope Tunnel, known for its eccentric Neo-Gothic portal?
... that Sir Winston Churchill competed in the Tall Ships Race with an all-female crew?
... that the Kisdon Force (pictured) is not an elite military unit, but rather a waterfall in North Yorkshire, England?

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

Image 1The 19th-century interior of Marshall's flax mill, Holbeck, Leeds (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 2The natural sub-regions of Yorkshire (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 3Roman Britain (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 4Richmond castle walls and towers seen from the Keep (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 5A prehistoric settlement on Harkerside Moor in Swaledale. (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 6A flat cap associated with the stereotypical Yorkshireman (from Culture of Yorkshire)
Image 7Herbert Sutcliffe, batsman. (from Culture of Yorkshire)
Image 8Fountains abbey from the west (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 9A medieval representation of Saint Olaf (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 10Yorkshire is often described as "God's own county/country" due to its beautiful landscape and unspoiled countryside (from Culture of Yorkshire)
Image 11Thornborough Henge (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 12The Brontë sisters (from Culture of Yorkshire)
Image 13Helmsley Castle was destroyed at the end of the Civil War (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 14Brazilian 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 15Jarvis Cocker, singer for Pulp (from Culture of Yorkshire)
Image 16Long Sword dancers (from Culture of Yorkshire)
Image 17Mr 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 18Depiction of Edwin of Northumbria from Sledmere (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 19Sean 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 20Yorkshire puddings, served as part of a traditional Sunday roast. (from Culture of Yorkshire)
Image 21The 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 22Roman wall and the west corner tower of the fort at York, with medieval additions (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 23Harold Wagstaff – Prince of the Centres. (from Culture of Yorkshire)
Image 24The main rivers of Yorkshire. (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 25The Rudston Monolith, almost 26ft high, close to Rudston Parish Church of all Saints (from History of Yorkshire)
Image 26Water-powered, belt-driven machinery, Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Sheffield. (from History of Yorkshire)

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On the North York Moors sheep are the primary agricultural livestock and Dale's farmers have rights to graze them on the open moorland. (Read more...)

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