South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, in the north. The county was created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972[2] and in 2001 covered an area of 155,205 hectares.[3]

South Yorkshire
Ceremonial county
Flag
Coat of arms
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Origin1 April 1974[1]
(Local Government Act 1972)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time)
Ceremonial county
Area
 • Ranked of 48
 • Ranked of 48
Density
Ethnicity95.0% White
2.6% S.Asian
2.4% Black

Divisions and Environs

South Yorkshire is divided into four local government districts; they are the City of Sheffield, the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham.[4] The county borders Derbyshire, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.

History

The main settlements of South Yorkshire developed 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 mines 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.

South Yorkshire was created as a metropolitan county in 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972, from the southern part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and the former county boroughs of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.

Economy

South Yorkshire is one of the least prosperous areas in Western Europe.

YearRegional Gross Value Added[5]Agriculture[6]Industry[7]Services[8]
199510,453673,6906,696
200013,187534,1818,954
200315,799574,77210,971

Towns and villages

Main settlements

The principal settlements of South Yorkshire are:

Urban areas

South Yorkshire is made up of three main urban areas. Dearne Valley is made up of Barnsley and a number of villages and towns. The Sheffield urban area is made up of Sheffield and Rotherham and the Doncaster urban area is Doncaster and surrounding areas.

Dearne Valley
AreaMetropolitan boroughPopulation
BarnsleyBarnsley71,599
ConisbroughDoncaster15,361
CudworthBarnsley11,644
DarfieldBarnsley8,066
DartonBarnsley14,927
DodworthBarnsley5,742
Hoyland NetherBarnsley15,497
MexboroughDoncaster14,750
RoystonBarnsley9,375
Swinton, South YorkshireRotherham14,643
Wath upon DearneRotherham16,787
WombwellBarnsley15,180
WorsbroughBarnsley9,516
Total population207,726

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Doncaster
AreaMetropolitan boroughPopulation
ArmthorpeDoncaster12,630
BentleyDoncaster33,968
DoncasterDoncaster67,977
Kirk SandallDoncaster13,276
Total population127,851

Sheffield
AreaMetropolitan boroughPopulation
AughtonRotherham13,456
BeightonSheffield10,676
ChapeltownSheffield22,665
Mosborough/HighlaneSheffield18,585
RawmarshRotherham18,210
RotherhamRotherham117,262
SheffieldSheffield439,866
Total population640,720

Other towns and villages
AreaMetropolitan boroughPopulation
Adwick le StreetDoncaster16,142
Anston/DinningtonRotherham19,086
AskernDoncaster5,434
BawtDoncaster3,775
BirdwellBarnsley2,989
ConisbroughDoncaster15,361
DinningtonRotherham1,572
FinningleyDoncaster4,048
Great HoughtonBarnsley2,216
GrimethorpeBarnsley1,873
HarthillRotherham1,728
Hatfield/StainforthDoncaster20,232 (13,890/6,342)
MaltbyRotherham11,966
RossingtonDoncaster13,255
NortonDoncaster2,111
Oughtibridge/Wharncliffe SideSheffield4,602 (3,227/1,375)
ScholesRotherham2,403
StocksbridgeSheffield13,316
Thorne/MoorendsDoncaster16,338
Thorpe HesleyRotherham4,609
TickhillDoncaster5,112
TodwickRotherham1,637
TreetonRotherham2,514
ThurcroftRotherham4,702
ThurnscoeBarnsley9,122
WalesRotherham5,826
WoodsettsRotherham1,802

Places of interest
Key
National TrustOwned by the National Trust
English HeritageOwned by English Heritage
Owned by the Forestry Commission
Country ParkA Country Park
Accessible open spaceAn Accessible open space
Museum (free)Museum (free)
MuseumMuseum (charges entry fee)
Heritage railwayHeritage railway
Historic houseHistoric House
  • 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
  • Doncaster Mansion House
  • Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield
  • 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

Notes
  1. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. "Local Government Finance Statistics England No.16". local.odpm.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2013-05-09. Retrieved on 21 February 2008.
  2. Arnold-Baker, C., Local Government Act 1972, (1973)
  3. Vision of Britain - South Yorkshire area
  4. Vision of Britain Archived 2006-11-09 at the Wayback Machine - Components of South Yorkshire
  5. Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
  6. includes hunting and forestry
  7. includes energy and construction
  8. includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
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