Yorkshire is the largest historic county of England and Great Britain, covering just under 6,000 sq. miles (15,000 km²) with a population of around five million. The highest point in Yorkshire is Mickle Fell at 788 m (2585 ft). It is bordered by County Durham (along the River Tees), Lincolnshire (along the Humber), Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire (along the Pennines), Westmorland and the North Sea and is traditionally divided into West, North and East Ridings (from Old Norse þriðing, "third part", a legacy of the area's ninth century Scandinavian settlers).
Yorkshire is the largest historic county of England and Great Britain, covering just under 6,000 sq. miles (15,000 km²) with a population of around five million. The highest point in Yorkshire is Mickle Fell at 788 m (2585 ft). It is bordered by County Durham (along the River Tees), Lincolnshire (along the Humber), 