British Studies

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