Editing Yorkshire (section)

====1800s: Victorian revolution====
[[File:Leeds Dark Arches June 2013-TJBlackwell.webm|thumb|These tunnels were built in the 1800s to channel the [[River Aire]] under [[Leeds railway station]].]]
The 19th century saw Yorkshire's continued growth, with the population growing and the [[Industrial Revolution]] continuing with prominent industries in coal, textile and steel (especially in [[Sheffield]], [[Rotherham]] and [[Middlesbrough]]). However, despite the booming industry, living conditions declined in the industrial towns due to overcrowding. This saw bouts of [[cholera]] in both 1832 and 1848.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thoresby.org.uk/history.htm|publisher=Thoresby.org.uk|title=The Historical Society for Leeds and District|access-date=25 November 2007|archive-date=29 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071229103015/http://www.thoresby.org.uk/history.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> However, advances were made by the end of the century with the introduction of modern [[Sanitary sewer|sewers]] and [[Water supply|water supplies]]. Several [[Yorkshire railways|Yorkshire railway]] networks were introduced as railways spread across the country to reach remote areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrm.org.uk/|publisher=NRM.org.uk|title=National Railway Museum, York|access-date=25 November 2007|archive-date=25 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225213233/http://nrm.org.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Number 4468 Mallard in York.jpg|thumb|The [[London and North Eastern Railway|LNER]] Class A4 4468 ''[[LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard|Mallard]]'' built in [[Doncaster]] is the current confirmed record holder as the fastest steam locomotive at {{convert|203|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} on 3 July 1938.]]

Canals and [[Turnpike trust|turnpike]] roads were introduced in the late 18th century. In the following century the [[spa town]]s of [[Harrogate]] and [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] flourished, due to people believing [[mineral water]] had curative properties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.great-britain.co.uk/regions/yorkshire/harrogat.htm|publisher=Great-British.co.uk|title=Harrogate, Yorkshire Spa town|access-date=25 November 2007|archive-date=13 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013122243/http://www.great-britain.co.uk/regions/yorkshire/harrogat.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

When elected county councils were established in 1889, rather than have a single Yorkshire County Council, each of the three ridings was made an [[Administrative counties of England|administrative county]] with its own county council, and the eight larger towns and cities of Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Sheffield and York were made [[county borough]]s, independent from the county councils.<ref name=1888act>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government Act 1888|year=1888|chapter=41|access-date=9 March 2024|mode=cs1}}</ref>