Destination England's North Country

Northern England, 'the North', the North of England, or the North Country refers to the parts of England north of an ill-defined line. The North is considered by many to be a cultural region with an identity separate from that of the rest of England.

• North of England Guide A-Z

» Destination Cheshire

Cheshire is a county in North West England. The county town is the city of Chester, although Cheshire's largest town in terms of size and population is Warrington. The county is mostly rural with a number of small towns and villages that support an agricultural industry. It is historically famous for the production of Cheshire cheese …

» Destination Cumbria

Cumbria, the third largest county in England, is bound to the west by the Irish Sea, to the south by Lancashire, to the southeast by North Yorkshire, and to the east by County Durham and Northumberland. Scotland lies directly to the north. A predominantly rural county, Cumbria is home to the Lake District National Park …

» Destination County Durham

The territory that became known as County Durham was originally a liberty under the control of the Bishops of Durham. The liberty was known variously as the Liberty of Durham, Liberty of St Cuthbert's Land, The lands of St. Cuthbert between Tyne and Tees or The Liberty of Haliwerfolc …

» Destination Lancashire

Lancashire emerged during the Industrial Revolution as a major commercial and industrial region. The county encompassed several hundred mill towns and collieries. By the 1830s, approximately 85% of all cotton manufactured worldwide was processed in Lancashire…

» Destination Liverpool

Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880. The urbanisation and expansion of Liverpool were broadly brought about by the city's status as a major port …

» Destination North Yorkshire

The geology of North Yorkshire is closely reflected in its landscape. Within the county are the North York Moors and most of the Yorkshire Dales; two of eleven areas of countryside within England and Wales to be officially designated as national parks …

» Destination South Yorkshire

Although the modern county of South Yorkshire was not created until 1974, the history of its constituent settlements and parts goes back centuries. Prehistoric remains include a Mesolithic house (a circle of stones in the shape of a hut-base) dating to around 8000 BC, found at Deepcar, in the northern part of Sheffield. Evidence of even earlier inhabitation in the wider region exists at nearby Creswell Crags …

» Destination Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence in 1974 and consists of the five metropolitan boroughs of South Tyneside, North Tyneside, City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and the City of Sunderland …

» Destination West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire grew up around several industries. Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield were grown through the development of woollen mills, Leeds' traditional industry was the manufacturing of cloth, while heavier engineering industries facilitated growth. Wakefield, Castleford, Pontefract were traditional coal mining areas …

» Destination York

York was founded by the Romans in 71 AD. They called it Eboracum, a name perhaps derived from one used by the British tribes who inhabited the area. The Romans made it the capital of their Province of Britannia Inferior. At the end of Roman rule in 415 AD the settlement was taken over by the Angles …