South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire
Top to bottom, left to right: Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham and Barnsley
South Yorkshire within England
Coordinates: 53°30′N 1°20′W / 53.500°N 1.333°W / 53.500; -1.333
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Established1 April 1974
Established byLocal Government Act 1972
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
UK ParliamentList of MPs
PoliceSouth Yorkshire Police
Ceremonial county
Lord LieutenantAndrew Coombe
High SheriffMrs Carole O'Neill[1] (2020–21)
Area1,552 km2 (599 sq mi)
 • Rank38th of 48
Population 
(2022)[2]
1,392,105
 • Rank10th of 48
Density897/km2 (2,320/sq mi)
Ethnicity
90.7% White
3.4% S.Asian
2.0% Black
1.5% Mixed
2.5% Other
Metropolitan county
GovernmentSouth Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
MayorOliver Coppard (L)
Admin HQSheffield
GSS code
  • E11000003 (county)
  • E47000002 (city region)
ITLTLE3
Websitesouthyorkshire-ca.gov.uk
Districts

Districts of South Yorkshire
Districts
  1. Sheffield
  2. Rotherham
  3. Doncaster
  4. Barnsley

South Yorkshire is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the north, the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north-east, Lincolnshire to the east, Nottinghamshire to the south-east, and Derbyshire to the south and west. The largest settlement is the city of Sheffield.

The county is largely urban, with an area of 1,552 km2 (599 sq mi) and a population of 1,402,918. The largest settlements after Sheffield (556,500) are the city of Doncaster (113,566), Rotherham (109,697), and Barnsley (96,888). The east and west of the county are more rural. The county is governed by four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, City of Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield. They collaborate through South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.

South Yorkshire lies on the edge of the Pennines, and the west of the county contains part of the Peak District National Park. The River Don rises in these hills, and flows through Sheffield, Rotherham, and Doncaster before reaching the flat Humberhead Levels in the east of the county.

  1. ^ "No. 62943". The London Gazette. 13 March 2020. p. 5161.
  2. ^ "Mid-2022 population estimates by Lieutenancy areas (as at 1997) for England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.