Yorkshire on Wednesday 11 November 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 11 November 1641: At Martinmas, Henry Best starts cutting willow at Elmswell (Driffield) to make farm implements
- 11 November 1696: On communicating with Nathaniel Johnston, hidden historian of Yorkshire
- 11 November 1918: George Ellison of Richmond Hill, Leeds, is the last British soldier to be killed in action in the First World War
- 11 November 1918: On Armistice Day, Dr Trevor ApSimon of Merseyside (38) deserts the Pontefract men of 6th Battalion York & Lancaster Regiment and rides to Maubeuge to make up for lost time
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:18-16:12, zenith 11:45
- Moon: rise 10:21 set 16:34, waxing crescent
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:23-16:16, zenith 11:50
- Moon: rise 10:26 set 16:39, waxing crescent
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:25-16:12, zenith 11:48
- Moon: rise 10:32 set 16:30, waxing crescent
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:21-16:17, zenith 11:49
- Moon: rise 10:22 set 16:42, waxing crescent
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:22-16:14, zenith 11:48
- Moon: rise 10:26 set 16:35, waxing crescent
Red-letter days and other special events:
- Religion: Martin of Tours – Martinmas, alcoholics, beggars, horse-riders, geese. Customs: White cakes and ale (Bedell 1847). Proverbs: If the geese at Martin’s Day stand on ice, they will walk in mud at Christmas (Inwards 1893).
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