South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a
metropolitan and
ceremonial county in
England. As a ceremonial county, it borders onto
Derbyshire,
West Yorkshire,
North Yorkshire,
East Riding of Yorkshire,
Lincolnshire and
Nottinghamshire. It was created in
1974 when the bulk of the
administrative county of
York, West Riding was split in two (the remainder going to
North Yorkshire,
Lancashire,
Cumbria,
Greater Manchester and
Humberside).
The principal settlements of South Yorkshire are:
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Sheffield, an industrial city known for
steel and
cutlery - England's fourth city and the only one in South Yorkshire;
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Doncaster, an old Roman town known for
railways and
horse racing;
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Rotherham, an industrial town bordering Sheffield on the
River Don;
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Barnsley, a market town on the
River Dearne, the former administrative centre of the metropolitan county.
Each of these settlements gives its name to a
metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire - the
City of Sheffield, the
borough of Doncaster, the
borough of Barnsley and the
borough of Rotherham.
The settlements in South Yorkshire have grown up 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 deposits which were mined 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. The proximity of the iron and coal also made this an ideal place for steel manufacture.
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. It initially had its own council. 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.
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. 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.
| Agriculture | Industry | Services |
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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 |
includes hunting and forestry
includes energy and construction
includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
| Urban area | Sub area | District | Population | | Adwick le Street | Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham | 10,507 |
| Anston/Dinnington | Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham | 19,086 |
| Bawtry | Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster | 3,775 |
| Birdwell | Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley | 2,989 |
| Conisbrough | Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster | 15,361 |
| Dearne Valley Urban Area | 207,726 |
|Barnsley| Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley | 71,599 |
|Cudworth| Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley | 11,644 |
|Darfield| Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley | 8,066 |
|Darton| Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley | 14,927 |
|Dodworth| Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley | 5,742 |
|Hoyland Nether| Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley | 15,497 |
|Mexborough| Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster | 14,750 |
|Royston| Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley | 9,375 |
|Swinton, South Yorkshire| Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham | 14,643 |
|Wath upon Dearne| Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham | 16,787 |
|Wombwell| Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley | 15,180 |
|Worsbrough| Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley | 9,516 |
| Doncaster Urban Area | 127,851 |
| Dinnington | Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham | 1,572 |
| Grimethorpe | Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley | 1,873 |
|Armthorpe| Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster | 12,630 |
|Bentley| Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster | 33,968 |
|Doncaster| Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster|67,977 |
|Kirk Sandall| Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster | 13,276 |
| Norton | Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster | 2,111 |
| Oughtibridge/Wharncliffe Side | City of Sheffield | 4,602 |
|Oughtibridge| City of Sheffield | 3,227 |
| Scholes | Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham | 2,403 |
| Sheffield Urban Area | 640,720 |
|Aughton| Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham | 13,456 |
|Beighton| City of Sheffield | 10,676 |
|Chapeltown| City of Sheffield | 22,665 |
|Mosborough/Highlane| City of Sheffield | 18,585 |
|Rawmarsh| Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham | 18,210 |
|Rotherham| Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham | 117,262 |
|Sheffield| City of Sheffield | 439,866 |
| Stocksbridge | City of Sheffield | 13,316 |
| Thurnscoe | Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley | 9,122 |
| Tickhill | Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster | 5,112 |
| Wales | Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham | 5,826 |
| Woodsetts | Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham | 1,802 |
See also: Culture of Sheffield*
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Sheffield
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Barnsley Town Hall*
Cannon Hall Museum, Park & Gardens, Barnsley
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Chapel of Our Lady of Rotherham Bridge ("Chapel on the Bridge"), Rotherham
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Clifton Park Museum, Rotherham
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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
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Wentworth Woodhouse*
Weston Park Museum & Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield
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Woodlands model village*
Worsborough Mill and Country Park
