Who knew? The first Briton in space hailed from Yorkshire. Who knew? Yorkshire is home to the worlds oldest football club. Who knew? Yorkshire is home to the worlds largest Indian restaurant. Who knew? The oldest pub in England is in Yorkshire. This fact-packed book is bound to be the must-have Christmas read for all Yorkshire folk ex-pats & fans of Gods own county. Yorkshire
- the biggest & most beautiful county in Engl&. Two & a bit national parks. Two areas of outstanding natural beauty. Two World Heritage Sites. Yorkshire is a place full of beauty & excitement. Yorkshire really is full of great places & great people & has a magnificent history. Three past prime ministers hailed from Yorkshire. Nine Oscars have been won by Yorkshire folk. Add to that seven Nobel Prizes & five Olympic gold medals. Many of the worlds greatest inventions & discoveries were made by Tykes. Yorkshire was the birthplace of club football & rugby league. The Top Ten of Yorkshire" is a complete guide to all things Yorkshire
- from famous folk both past & present & from all walks of life
- scientists poets novelists politicians to Yorkshire delicacies great places to visit & Yorkshire in popular culture. It also
Includes:: a potted history of the county & its key settlements as well as lots of fascinating facts about Gods own county."