Riding was derived from the Norse word for three parts, so it would be rather odd if there were four ridings.
I know, South Yorkshire was never considered "real" Yorkshire by the founders of Jorvik. I forgot to mention the fact that it was Norwegian Vikings that settled in the North and West ridings whilst the Danes settled in East Riding, that's why our dialect is noticeable different to the rest of Yorkshire, ours derives from the Danish dialect of Old Norse rather than the Norwegian one.
I know Yorkshire is a county, but the expression is "God's Own Country" Try the How Yorkshire Are You Quiz http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/features/yorkshire-day-quiz-so-how-yorkshire-are-you-1-6760138
Yes we are different from West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire , but this is East Yorkshire and still a part of Yorkshire Danish vikings were the best btw
They were clowns if they thought Hull was not part of Yorkshire. Anyone born in Hull qualified to play for Yorkshire in the days when only those born in Yorkshire were considered. People born in Middlesbrough did as well, which settled that argument as well. I lived and worked in Leeds in the late sixties, early seventies and never heard one person suggest Hull wasn't in Yorkshire.
I never knew Cheshire crept that far across. Looking at the historic tithe map, there even seems to be an Island of Cheshire south of Holmfirth. See, them lot's a proper hotch potch. http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk