Fascinating facts about Yorkshire:
- Highest mountain: Mickle Fell β 2,591 feet
- Longest river: River Aire β 88 miles
- Largest natural lake: Hornsea Mere β 467 acres
- Highest waterfall: Hardraw Force β 100 feet
- Highest earth filled dam: Scammonden β 242 feet
- Most inland port: Selby β 66 miles from the North Sea
- Highest sea-cliff: Boulby, nr Staithes β 666 feet
- Largest river drainage area: River Dervent β 758 sq miles
Historical facts on Yorkshire:
- Oldest inn (in England): Bingley Arms, Bardsey β 905 AD
- Oldest school (in England): St Peterβs, York β AD627
- Longest single-word place-name: Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe β 27 letters
Famous Yorkshire inventions and discoveries:
- Catseyes (on the road) : Percy Shaw, Halifax
- The Lock, Hydraulic Press and Beer Pump: Joseph Bramah, Stainborough
- The Glider: Sir George Cayley, Brompton
- The properties of Oxygen: Joseph Priestley, Fieldhead, Bristall
- The Mechanical Wool Comb: Samuel Cunliffe-Lister, First Baron of Masham
- Stainless Steel: Harry Brearley, Sheffield, 1913
- The Steam Locomotive: Matthew Murray, Leeds 1790
Famous Yorkshire Folk:
- Frederick Delius (1862 β 1934) composer
- Guy Fawkes (1570 β 1606) conspirator
- Dick Turpin (1706 1739) highwayman
- Thomas Chippendale (1718 β 1779) cabinet-maker
- Captain James Cook (1728 β 1779) navigator and explorer
- William Wilberforce (1759 β1833) anti-slavery reformer
- David Hockney
- Sean Bean
- Jarvis Cocker
- Jeremy Clarkson
- Adrian Moorhouse
- Prince Naseem
- Gareth Gates
- Jessica Ennis-Hill
- Judi Dench
- Betty Boothroyd
- Emily Bronte
- Helen Sharman
- Amy Johnson
- Helen Fielding
- Jodie Whittaker
- Corinne Bailey-Rae
- Barbara Hepworth
For more information on attractions and events in Yorkshire:
Visit www.yorkshire.com
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