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Birmingham is a major ___MASK2___ and ___MASK35___ borough of West Midlands , ___MASK12___ . It is the largest and most populous British ___MASK2___ outside London , with a population in 2014 of ___MASK37___ , 101 , 360 . The ___MASK2___ is in the West Midlands Built - up ___MASK66___ , the third most populous urban area in the United Kingdom , with a population of 2 , 440 , 986 at the 2011 census . Birmingham ' s ___MASK35___ area is the second most populous in the UK with a population of 3 . 8 million . This also makes Birmingham the 9th most populous ___MASK35___ area in Europe . Yorkshire ( or ; abbreviated Yorks ), formally known as the ___MASK61___ of York , is a historic ___MASK61___ of Northern ___MASK12___ and the largest in the United Kingdom . Due to its great size in comparison to other English counties , functions have been undertaken over ___MASK13___ by its subdivisions , which have also been subject to periodic reform . Throughout these changes , Yorkshire has continued to be recognised as a geographical territory and cultural region . The name is familiar and well understood across the United Kingdom and is in common use in the media and the military , and also features in the titles of current areas of civil administration such as North Yorkshire , South Yorkshire , West Yorkshire and East Riding of Yorkshire . A ___MASK73___ is a type of local authority that has a ___MASK25___ tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub - national government . The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign ___MASK93___ in western Europe . ___MASK69___ off the north - western coast of the European mainland , it includes the ___MASK99___ of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole ___MASK93___ ), the north - eastern part of the ___MASK99___ of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe ___MASK43___ of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North ___MASK96___ to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic ___MASK96___ to its south - south - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish ___MASK96___ lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous ___MASK93___ , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated ___MASK93___ in the European Union . Kingston upon Hull , usually abbreviated to Hull , is a ___MASK2___ and ___MASK73___ in the East Riding of Yorkshire , England . It lies upon the ___MASK60___ Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary , 25 miles ( 40 km ) inland from the North Sea , with a population of . An ___MASK55___ is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish ___MASK57___ with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it , and with a free connection to the open ___MASK96___ . Lincolnshire ( or ; abbreviated Lincs ) is a ___MASK61___ in the east of ___MASK12___ . It borders Norfolk to the south east , Cambridgeshire to the south , Rutland to the south west , Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west , South Yorkshire to the northwest , and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north . It also borders Northamptonshire in the south for just , ___MASK12___ ' s shortest ___MASK61___ boundary . The ___MASK3___ is Lincoln , where the ___MASK61___ council has its headquarters . Yokefleet is a ___MASK56___ in the East Riding of Yorkshire , ___MASK12___ . It forms part of the civil ___MASK7___ of Blacktoft , and is situated on the north bank of the ___MASK60___ Ouse , from where it joins the ___MASK60___ Trent and becomes the Humber . A ___MASK3___ is usually the ___MASK97___ of administrative or judicial functions within the county , or it has been established over ___MASK13___ as the " de facto " main town of a county . The concept of a ___MASK3___ eventually became detached from its original meaning of where the county administration or county ___MASK85___ is based . In fact , many county towns are no longer part of the administrative county . For example , Nottingham is administered by a unitary authority entirely separate from the rest of Nottinghamshire . Many county towns are classified as cities , but all are referred to as county towns regardless of whether city status is held or not . The Humber is a large tidal ___MASK55___ on the east ___MASK33___ of Northern ___MASK12___ . It is formed at Trent Falls , Faxfleet , by the confluence of the tidal rivers Ouse and Trent . From here to the North ___MASK96___ , it forms part of the boundary between the East Riding of Yorkshire on the north bank and Lincolnshire on the south bank . Although the Humber is an ___MASK55___ from the point at which it is formed , many maps show it as the ___MASK60___ Humber . The North ___MASK96___ is a marginal ___MASK96___ of the Atlantic Ocean located between Great Britain , Scandinavia , Germany , the Netherlands , Belgium , and France . An epeiric ( or " shelf ") ___MASK96___ on the European continental shelf , it connects to the ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian ___MASK96___ in the north . It is more than long and wide , with an area of around . Staffordshire ( or ; abbreviated Staffs ) is a landlocked ___MASK61___ in the West Midlands of ___MASK12___ . It adjoins Cheshire to the north west , Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east , Warwickshire to the south east , West Midlands and Worcestershire to the south , and Shropshire to the west . York is a historic walled ___MASK2___ at the ___MASK72___ of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire , ___MASK12___ . The municipality is the traditional ___MASK3___ of Yorkshire to which it gives its name . The ___MASK2___ has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events in ___MASK12___ throughout much of its two millennia of existence . The ___MASK2___ offers a wealth of historic attractions , of which York Minster is the most prominent , and a variety of cultural and sporting activities making it a popular tourist destination for millions . Humberside was a non - ___MASK35___ and ceremonial ___MASK61___ in Northern ___MASK12___ from ___MASK37___ April 1974 until ___MASK37___ April 1996 . It was composed of land from either side of the Humber Estuary , created from portions of East Riding of Yorkshire , West Riding of Yorkshire , and the district of Lindsey , Lincolnshire . The ___MASK61___ council ' s headquarters was County ___MASK85___ at Beverley , inherited from the East Riding , and its largest settlement and only city was Kingston upon Hull . The ___MASK61___ stretched from Wold Newton in its northern tip to a different Wold Newton at its most southern point . Stafford is the ___MASK3___ of Staffordshire , in the West Midlands of ___MASK12___ . It lies approximately north of Wolverhampton , south of Stoke - on - Trent and north - west of Birmingham . The population in 2001 was 63 , 681 and that of the wider borough of Stafford 122 , 000 , the fourth largest in the county after Stoke - on - Trent , Tamworth and Newcastle - under - Lyme . Bellasize is a ___MASK56___ in the East Riding of Yorkshire , ___MASK12___ . It is situated approximately east of the ___MASK53___ of Howden . Bellasize forms part of the civil parish of Blacktoft . ___MASK53___ or market right is a legal term , originating in the Middle Ages , for a European settlement that has the right to host markets , distinguishing it from a ___MASK90___ and city . A town may be correctly described as a " market town " or as having " market rights ", even if it no longer holds a market , provided the legal right to do so still exists . Yorkshire and the Humber is one of ___MASK10___ official regions of ___MASK12___ at the first level of NUTS for statistical purposes . It comprises most of Yorkshire ( South Yorkshire , West Yorkshire , the East Riding of Yorkshire including Hull , the shire county of North Yorkshire and the City of York ), North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire . It does not include Middlesbrough or Redcar and Cleveland ( which are in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire but not in the shire county ). The population in 2011 was 5 , 284 , 000 . The ___MASK60___ Trent is the third - longest ___MASK60___ in the United Kingdom . Its source is in Staffordshire on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor . It flows through and drains most of the northern Midlands around and east of Birmingham . The ___MASK60___ is known for dramatic flooding after storms and spring snowmelt , which in past times often caused the ___MASK60___ to change course . Trent Falls is the ___MASK72___ of the ___MASK60___ Ouse and the ___MASK60___ Trent which forms the Humber between Lincolnshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire in England . Biddulph Moor is a large ___MASK90___ located on the hill which bears the same name . It is in Biddulph parish and is a part of the Staffordshire Moorlands district in England . It is very similar to Mow Cop which is located on the other side of the valley of Biddulph . It is semi - rural and is the source of the River Trent . Blacktoft is a ___MASK90___ and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire , England . The ___MASK90___ is situated on the north bank of the River Ouse , west from where it joins the River Trent and becomes the Humber . It is approximately east from Howden and south - east from the county town of York . Blacktoft lies within the Parliamentary constituency of Haltemprice and Howden an area that mainly consists of middle class suburbs , towns and villages . The area is affluent , placed as the 10th most affluent in the country in a 2003 Barclays Private Clients survey , and has one of the highest proportions of owner - occupiers in the country . The East ___MASK8___ of Yorkshire , or simply East Yorkshire , is a ceremonial ___MASK61___ of ___MASK12___ . It is located in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber . The East ___MASK8___ of Yorkshire may also refer to a local ___MASK86___ district with unitary authority status , which does not include the city of Kingston upon Hull , the largest settlement in the ceremonial ___MASK61___ , which is a separate unitary authority . The modern East ___MASK8___ of Yorkshire ( both ceremonial ___MASK61___ and unitary authority ), was formed in 1996 from the northern part of the non - metropolitan ___MASK61___ of Humberside . ___MASK12___ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish ___MASK96___ lies northwest of ___MASK12___ and the Celtic ___MASK96___ lies to the southwest . ___MASK12___ is separated from continental Europe by the North ___MASK96___ to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths of the island of Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly , and the Isle of Wight . Northern ___MASK12___ , or North of ___MASK12___ , also known as the North or the North Country , is the northern part of ___MASK12___ and one the country ' s three ___MASK80___ cultural areas , along with the Midlands and Southern ___MASK12___ . Geographically , the area roughly spans from the ___MASK60___ Trent and ___MASK60___ Dee to the Scottish border in the north . Howden is a small historic ___MASK53___ and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire , England . It lies north of the M62 , on the A614 ___MASK5___ about south - east of York and north of Goole , which lies across the ___MASK60___ Ouse . Faxfleet is a ___MASK56___ in the East Riding of Yorkshire , ___MASK12___ . It is situated approximately 6 miles ( 10 km ) west of Brough , and at the start of the Humber , on the north bank , where the ___MASK60___ Ouse and the ___MASK60___ Trent meet . With Yokefleet and Bellasize , Faxfleet forms part of the civil parish of Blacktoft . Faxfleet lies within the constituency of Haltemprice and Howden , an area placed as the 10th most affluent in the country in a 2003 Barclays Private Clients survey . Faxfleet was the location of the Faxfleet Preceptory , a former community of the Knights Templar . It was one of Yorkshire ' s principal preceptories , valued at more than £ 290 ( £ 210 , 000 in 2015 ) . when it was closed in 1308 . In 1823 Faxfleet was listed as in the parish of South Cave , and in the Wapentake of Harthill . Population was 163 , with occupations including three farmers and a brick & tile maker . There was a gentleman who lived at the Hall , and two yeomen . A tidal ___MASK60___ is a ___MASK60___ whose flow and level are influenced by tides . A section of a larger ___MASK60___ affected by the tides is a tidal reach , although it may sometimes be considered a tidal ___MASK60___ if it has been given a separate name . The Brisbane ___MASK60___ , which flows into the Pacific Ocean from the east coast of Australia , is also a tidal ___MASK60___ .