NewsgalleryReasons Yorkshire is better than Lancashire - picturesBookmarkShareNewsBySamantha Gildea16:27, 17 APR 2014Updated13:47, 31 JUL 2014Yorkshire: so big it had to be split into four parts - north, east, south and west. (Image: Google Maps)1 of 23Manchester can keep its rain, we welcome Yorkshire sunshine - here Lucy Simpson and Abbie Anthony enjoy the sun in Dewsbury2 of 23Yorkshire are the most successful team in English cricketing history with 31 County Championship titles.3 of 23Scarborough is one of Yorkshire's most famous seaside resorts (Image: Thomas Tolkien/Flickr)4 of 23Where else can you find a beautiful harbour, a historic abbey and the setting of a classic gothic horror novel all in one place? Whitby! (Image: James Whitesmith/Flickr)5 of 23Yorkshire folk are known for their funny bones - including Monty Python star Michael Palin... (Image: andrew teebay)6 of 23Bo Selecta's Leigh Francis, better known as Keith Lemon.7 of 23And we're top of the pops: Sheffield band Pulp topped BBC 6Music's Britpop chart with their anthem Common People (Image: Jason Persse/Flickr)8 of 23The Game of Thrones' cast includes plenty of Yorkshire faces, including Huddersfield actress Lena Headey, Sheffield's Sean Bean and York's Mark Addy.9 of 23Huddersfield invented rugby league 1895 - and Yorkshire teams have also won seven out of the last ten Super League titles.10 of 23Yorkshire's also known as the home of many a decent pint - breweries in the county include Black Sheep, Copper Dragon, Cropton Brewery, John Smith's, Sam Smith's and Elland11 of 23Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms are a Yorkshire institution12 of 23Mud, tents, live music and a pint in a paper cup - nothing says summer like Leeds Festival (Image: ae.edge/Flickr)13 of 23Yorkshire's famous literary sisters lived at the Bronte Parsonage, in Haworth14 of 23Yorkshire pudding vs Steak and kidney pudding - need we say more?15 of 23Lancashire may have Blackpool Tower, but Yorkshire's got Emley Moor Mast - the tallest structure in the UK, even taller than The Shard in London.16 of 23Yorkshire also boasts a UNESCO Heritage site, Saltaire in Bradford (Image: Alex Liivet)17 of 23Eureka, the National Media Museum, the National Railway Museum and the National Coal Mining Museum are all in Yorkshire18 of 23Six of the eight stations on the Transpennine Real Ale Trail are in Yorkshire19 of 23Opened by the Queen in 1981, the Humber Bridge was the longest single span suspension bridge in the world for 16 years (Image: David Wright/Flickr)20 of 23Yorkshire Terriers. These pint-sized cuties are Yorkshire's canine mascot - ever heard of a Lancashire Labrador or Manchester Malamute? No, us neither.21 of 23Yorkshire Sculpture Park has international fame and offers a wide range of sculptures and modern art scattered across 500 acres of 18th century parkland22 of 23Educating Yorkshire has won three awards and is nominated for two BAFTA television awards (Image: Yui Mok/PA Wire)23 of 23