Discover South Yorkshire

Wentworth Castle, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
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Author: Klaus with K.


South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in north-central England. It covers 1,552 sq km (599 sq mi) and has a population of 1.3 million people (2012 estimate).

South Yorkshire is a landlocked county on the east side of the Pennines. It is bordered by West Yorkshire to the northwest, North Yorkshire to the north, East Riding of Yorkshire to the northeast, Lincolnshire to the east, Nottinghamshire to the southeast and Derbyshire to the southwest. The main city in the area is Sheffield, which is also the ninth most populous conurbation in the United Kingdom.

South Yorkshire exists as a geographic frame of reference, as its county council was abolished in 1986, with administrative authorities passing to the metropolitan boroughs, which effectively became unitary authority areas. Human habitation in this area goes back to at least 12,800 years ago, based on artifacts and rock art in the caves at Creswell Crags. There is also a Mesolithic adobe in the form of a circle of stone dating to 8000 BC near Deepcar in northern Sheffield.

Towns in South Yorkshire

Sights in South Yorkshire

Rotunda, Wentworth Castle
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Author: Steve F


Roche Abbey, South Yorkshire
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Author: Bpa

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