11 Facts About North Yorkshire

1. Preston North Yorkshire End's bid to continue their excellent recent run against struggling Sheffield Wednesday will be game 23 of the 46-game campaign.

2. North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan county and largest ceremonial county in England.

3. North Yorkshire is home to a myriad of battlefield sites, some of the most famous being the Battle of Townton and the Battle of Marston Moor, the largest battle ever fought on English soil.

4. North Yorkshire is a historic county in the north of England.

5. North Yorkshire was part of one bigger county called Yorkshire.

6. North Yorkshire is a large county in the region called Yorkshire and the Humber in the north of England.

7. North Yorkshire is home to many racecourses; these include Catterick Bridge, Redcar, Ripon, Thirsk and York.

8. North Yorkshire has a temperate oceanic climate, like most of the UK.

9. North Yorkshire was formed on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972, and covers most of the lands of the historic North Riding, as well as the northern half of the West Riding, the northern and eastern fringes of the East Riding of Yorkshire and the former county borough of York.

10. North Yorkshire contains a small section of green belt in the south of the county, just north of Ilkley and Otley along the North and West Yorkshire borders.

11. North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan county and larger ceremonial county in England.