Romans, and Vikings, and Normans, Oh, My! (Part 3)
York is the city in the middle of Yorkshire and, in fact, that’s how the Shire got its name. Like other Shires (Buckinghamshire, Worcestershire, Nottinghamshire, etc.) Yorkshire is the Shire in which York is found but Yorkshire is a very large shire and York is only part of it. It’s worth the time to visit some other areas in Yorkshire, not just York.
Yorkshire is divided into ridings—“Riding” is a word taken from Viking term …