South Yorkshire Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
county of England, UK
About South Yorkshire
Yorkshire was the largest county in England, so in Danelaw times from the 9th century it was divided into thirds - in Old NorseÞriðungrhence "ridings". These were the North, East and West Riding, with the city of York a sort of Capital District of its own. The division was formalised into counties in 1889. There never was a "South Riding" - most of the present area was in West. It became heavily industrialised from the 18th century through iron ore and rich seams of coal, the ingredients for forging steel.South Ridingwas the title of a 1936 novel by Winifred Holtby, depicting life during the 1920 / 30s Depression, but the bigger slump was late 20th century when coal and steel became unprofitable. In 1974 there were widespread changes to local government in Britain, and a large chunk of Wes
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