South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, in the north. The county was created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972Arnold-Baker, C., Local Government Act 1972, (1973) and in 2001 covered an area of 155,205 hectares.Vision of Britain - South Yorkshire area

 Divisions and Environs 
South Yorkshire is divided into four local government districts; they are the City of Sheffield, the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham.Vision of Britain  - Components of South Yorkshire The county borders Derbyshire, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.

 History 
The main settlements of South Yorkshire developed around the industries of mining and steel manufacturing. The main mining industry was coal which was concentrated to the north and east of the county. There were also iron mines in the area. The rivers running off the Pennines to the west of the county supported the steel industry that is concentrated in the city of Sheffield.

South Yorkshire was created as a metropolitan county in 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972, from the southern part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and the former county boroughs of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.

 Economy 
South Yorkshire is one of the least prosperous areas in Western Europe.
 Year  Regional Gross Value AddedComponents may not sum to totals due to rounding  Agricultureincludes hunting and forestry  Industryincludes energy and construction  Servicesincludes financial intermediation services indirectly measured 1995  10,453  67  3,690  6,696 2000  13,187  53  4,181  8,954 2003  15,799  57  4,772  10,971

 Towns and villages 
 Main settlements 
The principal settlements of South Yorkshire are:
 Sheffield, an industrial city known for steel and cutlery
 Doncaster, an old Roman town known for railways and horse racing;
 Rotherham, an industrial town bordering Sheffield on the River Don;
 Barnsley, a market town on the River Dearne, the former administrative centre of the metropolitan county.

 Urban areas 
South Yorkshire is made up of three main urban areas. Dearne Valley is made up of Barnsley and a number of villages and towns. The Sheffield urban area is made up of Sheffield and Rotherham and the Doncaster urban area is Doncaster and surrounding areas.

 Dearne Valley 
AreaMetropolitan boroughPopulationBarnsleyBarnsley71,599ConisbroughDoncaster15,361CudworthBarnsley11,644DarfieldBarnsley8,066DartonBarnsley14,927DodworthBarnsley5,742Hoyland NetherBarnsley15,497MexboroughDoncaster14,750RoystonBarnsley9,375Swinton, South YorkshireRotherham14,643Wath upon DearneRotherham16,787WombwellBarnsley15,180WorsbroughBarnsley9,516Total population 207,726[bolton on Dearne] |barnsley |

 Doncaster 
AreaMetropolitan boroughPopulationArmthorpeDoncaster12,630BentleyDoncaster33,968DoncasterDoncaster67,977Kirk SandallDoncaster13,276Total population 127,851

 Sheffield 
AreaMetropolitan boroughPopulationAughtonRotherham13,456BeightonSheffield10,676ChapeltownSheffield22,665Mosborough/HighlaneSheffield18,585RawmarshRotherham18,210RotherhamRotherham117,262SheffieldSheffield439,866Total population640,720

 Other towns and villages 
AreaMetropolitan boroughPopulationAdwick le StreetDoncaster16,142Anston/DinningtonRotherham19,086AskernDoncaster5,434BawtDoncaster3,775BirdwellBarnsley2,989ConisbroughDoncaster15,361DinningtonRotherham1,572FinningleyDoncaster4,048Great HoughtonBarnsley2,216GrimethorpeBarnsley1,873HarthillRotherham1,728Hatfield/StainforthDoncaster20,232 (13,890/6,342)MaltbyRotherham11,966RossingtonDoncaster13,255NortonDoncaster2,111Oughtibridge/Wharncliffe SideSheffield4,602 (3,227/1,375)ScholesRotherham2,403StocksbridgeSheffield13,316Thorne/MoorendsDoncaster16,338Thorpe HesleyRotherham4,609TickhillDoncaster5,112TodwickRotherham1,637TreetonRotherham2,514ThurcroftRotherham4,702ThurnscoeBarnsley9,122WalesRotherham5,826WoodsettsRotherham1,802

 Places of interest 

 Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Sheffield File:Museum icon (red).svg
 Barnsley Town Hall
 Cannon Hall Museum, Park & Gardens, Barnsley File:HH icon.svg
 Chapel of Our Lady of Rotherham Bridge ("Chapel on the Bridge"), Rotherham
 Clifton Park Museum, Rotherham
 Conisbrough Castle File:EH icon.svg
 Cusworth Hall
 Doncaster Mansion House
 Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield File:Museum icon (red).svg
 Monk Bretton Priory
 Sheffield Winter Gardens File:UKAL icon.svg
 Roche Abbey File:EH icon.svg
 Rother Valley Country Park File:UKAL icon.svg
 Howden Moors File:UKAL icon.svg
 St Lawrence Church, Adwick le Street
 Wentworth Castle & Gardens, Barnsley
 Wentworth Woodhouse
 Weston Park Museum & Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield
 Woodlands model village
 Worsborough Mill and Country Park

 Notes 


Category:Ceremonial counties of England