British Studies

 

Section 1

Geography of the British Isles

Class 4. Northern England

Northern England includes three contemporary UK regions: Yorkshire and Humber, North East England and North West England. The mediaeval predecessor of Northern England (also known as the North of England) was Northumbria, one of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms which emerged after the Anglo-Saxon conquest of the British Isles. Its historical centre was the city of York, which throughout the Middle Ages was the second largest town in England after London. With the advance of the industrial revolution, new industrial and cultural centres emerged in the Northern England, of which most significant were Liverpool and Manchester. York, however, remains dominant as a religious centre, as it is one of two ecclesiastical provinces within the Church of England, the other being Canterbury.

 


(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_England)

 

Yorkshire and the Humber

(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_and_the_Humber)

The list of counties and most important cities in Yorkshire and the Humber can be found here.

 

List of objects you should know and identify on a map within Yorkshire and the Humber:

Counties:
North Yorkshire
Sourth Yorkshire
Leeds
Kingston upon Hull (Hull)

Cities:
York
Sheffield
Leeds
Norwich

Notable places:
 

Also:

Northumbria
Archbishop of York
York Minster
The White Rose of York


Extra resources:

Welcome to Yorkshire

 

North East England

(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_East_England)

The list of counties and most important cities in the East Midlands can be found here.

 

List of objects you should know and identify on a map within the East Midlands:

Counties:
Northumberland
Durham

Cities:
Newcastle upon Tyne (Newcastle)
Middlesbrough
Durham
Sunderland

Notable places:
Hadrian's Wall The Pennines
Durham Castle and Cathedral


Extra resources:

The Official Tourism Website for North East England

 

North West England

(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_West_England)

The list of counties and most important cities in the West Midlands can be found here.

 

List of objects you should know and identify on a map within the West Midlands:

Counties:
Cheshire
Merseyside
Lancashire
Greater Manchester

Cities:
Manchester
Liverpool
Lancaster
Chester

Notable places:
 

Also:

The Red Rose of Lancaster
Cheshire cheese
Cottonopolis
Merseybeat
Liverpool and Manchester Railway


Extra resources:

Visit North West


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