Yorkshire and the Humber

Counties: Yorkshire (consists of South, West and North Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire and the city of York), Lincolnshire (North and North East Lincolnshire).

Main cities and town: Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Hull, York.

Yorkshire

/ˈjɔːrkʃər, -ʃɪər/

This county is formally known as the County of York (or just Yorks) and is considered to be the largest county in the UK.
The county is divided into areas of civil administration such as North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Early inhabitants of the county were north British Celts. They formed separate tribes - the Brigantes and the Parisi (in the East Riding).
The countryside of Yorkshire has the nickname of "God's Own Country". It has the North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales National Parks.
The culture of the county is notable because throughout its history there were a lot of different civilizations that influenced this territory a lot: Celts, Romans, Angles, Norse Vikings, Normans, and others.
Yorkshire people have their own Yorkshire dialects and accents which are known as Broad Yorkshire or Tykes (has its roots in Old English and Old North).

This county has a large amount of castles. Ones of the Norman-Breton period: Bowes Castle, Pickering Castle, Richmond Castle, York Castle, etc. There are some stately homes as well that carry the name "castle" in their title - e.g. Castle Howard and Allerton Castle.

Castle Howard

This area is specially famous for the sisters Brontë who were born there. The part of the county around Haworth is nicknamed Brontë Country in their honour.
Yorkshire has a great heritage of folk music and folk dance. The folk song "On Ilka Moor Bath 'at" was written around late 19th century and is said to be an unofficial Yorkshire anthem. Nowadays, there are many annual folk music festivals that take place in Yorkshire!

Haworth village

Sisters Brontë

LINKOLNSHIRE

The county town is the city of Lincoln and the county itself consists of unitary authorities of North and North East Lincolnshire.
Most of the area of Lincolnshire was inhabited by the Corieltauvi people during pre-Roman times. People spoke Common Brittonic (the precursor to modern Welsh).
The name Lincoln derived from Lindum Colonia.

In Lincolnshire there is Woolsthorpe Manor, birthplace and home of Isaac Newton. There's also the King's School in Grantham that he attended.

Woolsthorpe Manor, a birthplace of Isaac Newton

The county's geography is very varied. One of the interesting areas is Lincolnshire Wolds - it's an area full of rolling hills that is sometimes called an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The Lincolnshire Poacher is a traditional English folk song that is associated with the county and is about the joys of poaching. This song is considered to be the unofficial county anthem.

Lincolnshire has a great number of local dishes. Some of them include: Stuffed chine (salt pork with parsley), Haslet (a type of pork loaf), Lincolnshire sausages, Giblet pie, etc.

landmarks

Yorkshire Museum

- This museum opened in 1830 and is located in York, representing many collections that cover biology, geology, archaeology, numismatics and astronomy.

- The main building was designed by William Wilkins in a Greek Revival style.'

- The archaeology collection has almost a million objects that date from around 500.000 BC to the 20th century.

Tattershall Castle

- The castle was built by Robert de Tattershall in 1231 and is situated in Tattershall, Lincolnshire.

- Between 1430 and 1450, the castle was expanded a lot by Ralph, 3rd Lord Cromwell, Treasurer of England.

- The design of the castle is quite simple. The basement was used to store kitchen items and is beleived to be used as a prison during the Civil War.

Bolton Abbey

- Bolton Abbey is located in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire and takes its name from the ruins of the 12th century. Augustinian monastery is now known as Bolton Priory.

- King Henry VIII ordered to close the priory in 1539 (during the Dissolution of the monasteries).

- It is now open to visitors and includes a lot of different walking tours.

Leeds Town Hall

- It is a municipal building in Leeds, West Yorkshire that was built between 1853 and 1858 by the architect Cuthbert Brodrick.

- The original purpose of the Hall was the place for law courts, offices, a suite of ceremonial rooms, etc..

- Nowadays, the Hall is used mostly for conferences, weddings, and concerts. Also, there are a lot of tours open to the public.

Humber Bridge

- The bridge spans the Humber (an estuary formed by the rivers Trent and Ouse), connecting the East Riding of Yorkshire with North Lincolnshire.

- The Humber Bridge began to be in use of 24 June 1981, and at that time it was considered to be the longest bridge of its type in the world, but now it's the 11th-longest.

- A total length of it is 2,2 km