page_title: Yorkshire and the Humber
section_title: Settlements
hierarchical_section_title: Yorkshire and the Humber / Settlements
caption_attribution_description: English: Clifford's Tower
context_page_description: Yorkshire and the Humber is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics for statistical purposes. It comprises most of Yorkshire, as well as North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. It does not include Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland or other areas of the historic county of Yorkshire, are not included in the aforementioned administrative areas. The largest settlements are Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Hull, and York. The population in 2011 was 5,284,000.
  The committees for the regions, including the one for Yorkshire and the Humber, ceased to exist upon the dissolution of Parliament on 12 April 2010; they were not re-established by the newly elected House. Regional ministers were not reappointed by the incoming Coalition Government, and the Government Offices were abolished in 2011.
context_section_description: There are seven cities in Yorkshire and the Humber: Bradford, Kingston upon Hull, Leeds, Ripon, Sheffield, Wakefield and York.  Large towns in the area include Barnsley, Doncaster, Grimsby, Halifax, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Rotherham and Scunthorpe. Leeds is the largest settlement and the largest part of an urban area with a population of 1.5 million.   Leeds is now one of the largest financial centres in the United Kingdom.  Sheffield is the second-largest settlement and is a large manufacturing centre. Bradford is the third-largest city and was a textile manufacturing city. As jobs moved offshore the decline of this industry has resulted in a more diverse economy. Kingston upon Hull is the main port in the region and historically a notable fishing harbour.  While cities such as Bradford, Leeds and Sheffield grew during the industrial revolution, older cities in the region, such as Wakefield and York, were established in trade and politics before them.
  The tallest occupied building in Yorkshire is Bridgewater Place in central Leeds, commonly referred to as The Dalek. Built in 2007, at 361 feet it is the 34th tallest building in the UK. The 37-storey Sky Plaza in Leeds is the world's second-tallest student accommodation building at 338 feet, and the second tallest building in the region, and the UK's 42nd tallest building, built in 2009. The 32-storey St Pauls Tower is now the tallest building in Sheffield at 331 feet. The Royal Hallamshire Hospital at 249 feet is the tallest hospital in the UK outside of London, and was built in 1979.
caption: York
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