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Yorkshire and the Humber is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. The population in 2021 was 5,481,431 with its largest settlements being Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Hull, and York.
The region of Yorkshire and the Humber is divided into 54 parliamentary constituencies which is made up of 25 borough constituencies and 29 county constituencies. Since the general election of December 2019 , [1] 24 are represented by Conservative MPs and 30 by Labour MPs.
With a population of 266,463 (2021), it is the fourth-largest city in the Yorkshire and the Humber region after Leeds, Sheffield and Bradford . The town of Wyke on Hull was founded late in the 12th century by the monks of Meaux Abbey as a port from which to export their wool.
A list of universities in Yorkshire and the Humber, educational institutions with university status by the Office for Students (formerly the Privy Council of the United Kingdom)and mainly based in England's Yorkshire and the Humber region, are institutions running courses at both undergraduate (operated by UCAS) and postgraduate levels.
Yorkshire and the Humber - a quick history. A quick introduction to some of the events that have helped shape the identity of Yorkshire and the Humber: BC. 8,500: first known to be inhabited. AD. 71-410: Roman Empire. 500-850: Kingdom of Northumbria. 954: Kingdom of England. 1069: Harrying of the North. 1290-1832: parliamentary constituency.
Yorkshire and the Humber (European Parliament constituency) Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Select Committee. Yorkshire Forward. Categories: NUTS 1 statistical regions of England. Northern England. Hidden categories: Commons category link is on Wikidata. Wikipedia categories named after regions of England.
The River Humber is a large deep water estuary on the east coast of Northern England. It is formed by the River Ouse and the River Trent coming together. From here to the North Sea (about 40 miles) it forms part of the border between the East Riding of Yorkshire on the north side and Lincolnshire on the south side.
