When it comes to advertising and marketing in South Yorkshire, or finding the right Business Magazines or Lifestyle Magazines in South Yorkshire you need a broad view of the area in general, here we provide basic information about South Yorkshire.

South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of around 1.29 million and consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and  the City of Sheffield.

Geographically, South Yorkshire lies  on the East side of the Pennines and is landlocked, sharing borders with Derbyshire, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.

The Sheffield Urban Area is the ninth most populous conurbation in the UK, and dominates the western half of South Yorkshire with over half of the county's population living within it.

South Yorkshire is an amalgamation of 32 former local government districts from the former administrative counties of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, the West Riding of Yorkshire, and four independent county boroughs.

The main settlements of South Yorkshire grew up around the industries of mining and steel manufacturing. The main mining industry was coal, which was concentrated to the North and East of the county. There were also iron deposits which were mined in the area. The rivers running off the Pennines to the West of the county supported the steel industry that is concentrated mainly in the city of Sheffield. The proximity of the iron and coal also made this an ideal place for steel manufacture.

Doncaster Rovers, Barnsley, Rotherham United, Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday are the most famous sporting names in the region and have all enjoyed relative amounts of success in the Football League and Premier League respectively.

Other notable teams include the Sheffield Steelers (Ice Hockey) and Doncaster Knights (Rugby Union)