Yorkshire and the Humber

Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the regions of England. It covers most of the historic county of Yorkshire, along with the part of northern Lincolnshire that was previously in the administrative area of Humberside (which existed 1974-1996).

The highest point of the region is Whernside, in the Yorkshire Dales, at 737 metres. The largest freshwater lake is Hornsea Mere in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

The population in 2005 was 5,854,357.

 Local government 
The official region consists of the following subdivisions:

 Map  Ceremonial county  County/ unitary  Districts File:EnglandYorkshireHumberNumbered.png  South Yorkshire *  1. Sheffield2. Rotherham3. Barnsley4. Doncaster   West Yorkshire *  5. Wakefield6. Kirklees7. Calderdale8. Bradford9. Leeds   North Yorkshire(part only)  10. North Yorkshire †  SelbyHarrogateCravenRichmondshireHambletonRyedaleScarborough 11. York East Riding of Yorkshire  12. East Riding of Yorkshire 13. Kingston upon Hull Lincolnshire(part only)  14. North Lincolnshire 15. North East Lincolnshire

Key: shire county = † | metropolitan county = *

It was originally called Yorkshire and Humberside, and defined as North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Humberside. 
 Other websites 
 Government Office for Yorkshire and the Humber 
 Yorkshire and Humber Assembly