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Geography
Status	Ceremonial and Metropolitan county (no county council)
Origin	1974
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Historic county	Yorkshire (West Riding)
Area - Total	Ranked 38th 1,552 km²
ONS code	2C
NUTS 3	UKE3
Demographics
Population - Total - Density	Ranked / km²
Ethnicity	95.0% White 2.6% S.Asian 2.4% Black
Politics
Members of Parliament	Kevin Barron (L) Clive Betts (L) David Blunkett (L) Richard Caborn (L) Michael Clapham (L) Nick Clegg (LD) Jeff Ennis (L) Caroline Flint (L) John Healey (L) Eric Illsley (L) Denis MacShane (L) Ed Miliband (L) Meg Munn (L)/(Co-op) Angela Smith (L) Rosie Winterton (L)
Districts
Sheffield Rotherham Doncaster Barnsley

South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. The county was created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 and in 2001 covered an area of 1,552.05 km².

Divisions and environs

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

History

The main settlements of South Yorkshire grew 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's concentrated in the city of Sheffield. The proximity of the iron and coal also made this an ideal place for steel manufacture.
   Although Christian nonconformism was never as strong in South Yorkshire as in the mill towns of West Yorkshire, there are still many Methodist and Baptist churches in the area. Also, South Yorkshire has a relatively high number of followers of spiritualism. It is the only county that counts as a full region in the Spiritualists' National Union.
   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. It initially had a two tier structure of local government with a strategic-level county council and four districts providing most services.
   In 1974, as part of the South Yorkshire Structure Plan of the environment, conservation and land use, South Yorkshire County Council commissioned a public attitudes survey covering job opportunities, educational facilities, leisure opportunities, health and medical services, shopping centres and transport in the county.
   In 1986, throughout England the metropolitan county councils were abolished. The functions of the county council were devolved to the boroughs; joint-boards covering fire, police and public transport; and to other special joint arrangements. The joint boards continue to function and include the South Yorkshire Police Authority and the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive Although the county council was abolished, South Yorkshire remains a metropolitan and ceremonial county with a Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire and a High Sheriff.

Economy

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.

Year	Regional Gross Value Added	Agriculture	Industry	Services
1995	10,453	67	3,690	6,696
2000	13,187	53	4,181	8,954
2003	15,799	57	4,772	10,971

Towns and villages

Main settlements

The principal settlements of South Yorkshire are:

Sheffield, an industrial city whose economy is historically based on steel production and cutlery manufacturing. Today it's known for its sports facilities, culture and tourist industry.

Doncaster, an old Roman town known for railways and horse racing;

Rotherham, an industrial town bordering Sheffield on the River Don;

Barnsley, a market town on the River Dearne, the former administrative centre of the metropolitan county.

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 while the Doncaster urban area is Doncaster and surrounding areas.

Dearne Valley

Area	etropolitan borough	opulation
	Barnsley	71,599
	Doncaster	15,361
	Barnsley	11,644
	Barnsley	8,066
	Barnsley	14,927
	Barnsley	5,742
	Barnsley	15,497
	Doncaster	14,750
	Barnsley	9,375
	Rotherham	14,643
	Rotherham	16,787
	Barnsley	15,180
	Barnsley	9,516
Total population		207,726

Doncaster

Area	etropolitan borough	opulation
	Doncaster	12,630
	Doncaster	33,968
	Doncaster	67,977
	Doncaster	13,276
Total population		127,851

Sheffield

Area	etropolitan borough	opulation
	Rotherham	13,456
	Sheffield	10,676
	Sheffield	22,665
	Sheffield	18,585
	Rotherham	18,210
	Rotherham	117,262
	Sheffield	439,866
Total population		640,720

Other towns and villages

Area	etropolitan borough	opulation
	Doncaster	16,142
	Rotherham	19,086
	Doncaster	5,434
	Doncaster	3,775
	Barnsley	2,989
	Doncaster	15,361
	Rotherham	1,572
	Doncaster	4,048
	Barnsley	2,216
	Barnsley	1,873
	Rotherham	1,728
	Doncaster	20,232 (13,890/6,342)
	Rotherham	11,966
	Doncaster	13,255
	Doncaster	2,111
	Sheffield	4,602 (3,227/1,375)
	Barnsley	8,727
	Rotherham	2,403
	Sheffield	13,316
	Doncaster	16,338
	Rotherham	4,609
	Doncaster	5,112
	Rotherham	1,637
	Rotherham	2,514
	Rotherham	4,702
	Barnsley	9,122
	Rotherham	5,826
	Rotherham	1,802

Places of interest

� See also: Culture of Sheffield

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

~~Earth Centre~~

Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield

Meadowhall shopping centre, Sheffield

Monk Bretton Priory

Pot House Hamlet

Sheffield Winter Gardens

Roche Abbey

Rother Valley Country Park

Howden Moors

St Lawrence Church, Adwick le Street

St Thomas the Apostle Church

Beautiful Churches in Barnsley

Ulley reservoir & country park

Wentworth Castle & Gardens, Barnsley

Wentworth Woodhouse

Weston Park Museum & Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield

Woodlands model village

Worsborough Mill and Country ParkFurther Information

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