Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England, and the largest historic county in Great Britain. Although Yorkshire is a historic county, with no current official standing (except as part of the name of the English region of Yorkshire and the Humber), the name is completely familiar and well-understood across the UK and is in common use.
The emblem of Yorkshire is the White Rose of the House of York. The (unofficial) flag is the White Rose on a pale blue ground. Yorkshire Day is on 1 August.
Yorkshire covers just under 6,000 sq. miles (15,000 km²) with a population of around five million.