Yorkshire

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Yorkshire
United Kingdom
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Yorkshire
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Area: 6,066 square miles
Population: 5,218,838
County town: York
Biggest town: Leeds
County flower: Harebell [1]

The County of York is by far the largest shire in the United Kingdom. It is divided into three Ridings, whose boundaries meet at the walls of the City of York:

The City of York within the walls is thus the only part of Yorkshire not within one of the three Ridings.

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