South Yorkshire
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| Geography | |
| Status | Ceremonial and Metropolitan county (no county council) |
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| Origin | 1974 |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Historic county | Yorkshire (West Riding) |
| Area - Total | Ranked 38th 1,552 km² |
| ONS code | 2C |
| NUTS 3 | UKE3 |
| Demographics | |
| Population - Total (2004 est.) - Density | Ranked {{English cerem counties / km² |
| Ethnicity | 95.0% White 2.6% S.Asian 2.4% Black |
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It was created as a metropolitan county in 1974 from the southern part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, as a result of the Local Government Act 1972.
The principal settlements of South Yorkshire are:
- Sheffield, an industrial city known for steel and cutlery - England's fourth city and the only one in South Yorkshire;
- 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.
In 1986, the metropolitan county councils were abolished, with control devolving to the boroughs. These metropolitan districts are now part of the larger region of Yorkshire and the Humber.
Because Yorkshire as a whole covers some 15,000 km², it is naturally desirable to break the region up into more manageable localities. While it is true that most inhabitants of the area who were around before 1974 will tend to be nostalgic for the old Ridings system, there is also a sense of independence in the region, if only by virtue of the shared industries and the shared valley.
Although the county council was abolished, South Yorkshire still exists as a ceremonial county - there is a Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire and also a High Sheriff. In addition there are four governmental functions that are run at the South Yorkshire level despite the abolition of the county council. These are police (South Yorkshire Police), public transport (South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive), fire & rescue (South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue and Rescue Service) and council pensions.
As one of the least prosperous areas in Western Europe, South Yorkshire has been targeted for funding from the European Regional Development Fund.
Economy
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of South Yorkshire at current basic prices [published] (pp.240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.| Year | ||||
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| 1995 | 10,453 | 67 | 3,690 | 6,696 |
| 2000 | 13,187 | 53 | 4,181 | 8,954 |
| 2003 | 15,799 | 57 | 4,772 | 10,971 |
Note 1: includes hunting and forestry
Note 2: includes energy and construction
Note 3: includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
Note 4: Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
Towns and villages
- Adwick le Street, Anston, Askern, Aston
- Barnsley, Bawtry, Bentley, Bolton-upon-Dearne, Birdwell, Bradfield, Brampton
- Chapeltown, Conisbrough, Cudworth
- Dalton, Darfield, Deepcar, Dinnington, Dodworth, Doncaster, Darton
- Edlington, Elsecar
- Goldthorpe, Greasbrough, Greenmoor
- Harley, Hoyland, Hemingfield
- Jump
- Maltby, Mexborough
- New Rossington
- Penistone
- Rawmarsh, Rotherham
- Sheffield, Sprotbrough, Stainforth, Stocksbridge, Swinton
- Tankersley, Thorne, Tickhill
- Wath upon Dearne, Wentworth, West Melton, Worsborough, Woodlands
Places of interest
- Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Sheffield
- Barnsley Town Hall
- Cannon Hall Museum, Park & Gardens, Barnsley
- Chapel of Our Lady of Rotherham Bridge ("Chapel on the Bridge"), Rotherham
- Clifton Park Museum, Rotherham
- Conisbrough Castle
- Cusworth Hall
- Earth Centre
- Kelham Island Industrial Museum, Sheffield
- Magna Centre
- Monk Bretton Priory
- Sheffield Winter Gardens
- Roche Abbey
- Rother Valley Country Park
- Howden Moors
- 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
| Districts of Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| Barnsley | Bradford | Calderdale | Craven | Doncaster | East Riding of Yorkshire | Hambleton | Harrogate | Hull | Kirklees | Leeds | North Lincolnshire | North East Lincolnshire | Richmondshire | Rotherham | Ryedale | Scarborough | Selby | Sheffield | Wakefield | York | |
| Counties with multiple districts: North Yorkshire - South Yorkshire - West Yorkshire |
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