Yorkshire & A Humber is one of a regions of England. It covers virtually all of the traditional county of Yorkshire, along with a a portion of northern Lincolnshire that was previously inside Humberside.

These are one of them regions (along using a North West) that were expected to have a referendum just about a establishment of an elective regional assembly. A North East region of England recently rejected having an elective regional assembly around the referendum. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott subsequently announced that he will non move orders for more referendums prior to a relevant provisions expire around June, 2005.

A greatest point of the area is Whernside, in the Yorkshire Dales, at 737 metres.

A people around 2003 was 5,038.800.

A administration capital is Leeds but the big city is Sheffield.

These are divided into a resulting local government areas: South Yorkshire 1. Sheffield 2. Rotherham 3. Barnsley 4. Doncaster West Yorkshire 5. Wakefield 6. Kirklees 7. Calderdale 8. Bradford 9. Leeds 10. North Yorkshire 11. York 12. East Riding of Yorkshire 13. Hull Lincolnshire (part simply) 14. North Lincolnshire 15. North East Lincolnshire

It was originally known as Yorkshire & Humberside, & defined when North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Humberside. Since so, Humberside has been split higher, & a councils of West & South Yorkshire abolished, & York has seceded from either N Yorkshire. A older form of the title is however once in a while seen.

Look at as well: Spurn, Subdivisions of England