Retired supermarket supremo Sir Ken Morrison has made it right to the top of Yorkshire’s Rich List. Sir Ken, who is 77 and retired last year, is now Number One when it comes to the most well-heeled in God’s Own county. The Yorkshireman ran the Morrisons business – which was founded as a market stall in 1899 by his father, William Morrison, an egg and butter merchant – for more than half a century and is now worth £1,610 million. His fortune has risen 11 per cent since last year, bucking the trend which has seen a drop in the overall wealth of Yorkshire’s top ten from £7,223 million to £6,339 million – a fall of 12 per cent. The Sunday Times Rich List, now in its 21st year, is seen as a definitive guide profiling the 1,000 richest people and families in the United kingdom. The Morrison family are in 16th place in the UK compared to 52nd last year. Their stake in the Bradford-based business is worth £1.51 billion – dividends, share sales and other investments adding £100 million to the total. Sir Ken, who is still Morrisons honorary president, and his family have overtaken fellow Yorkshiremen Eddie and Malcolm Healey to get the top position. Eddie created the Meadowhall Centre while his brother made his fortune by selling his Hygena kitchens business in 1987 for £200 million. Bradford district’s second richest man is David Hood, 61, named as the 12th richest individual in Yorkshire. This year he is ranked 251st nationally on the rich list, moving up 74 places from 2008 – despite being £30 million poorer at £220 million. Motor trader Jack Tordoff, 73, is worth £100 million thanks to his stake in the JCT 600 firm and is ranked 540th nationally. In Yorkshire he stands at 23. Martin Penny, who made £21 million from selling his stake in Good Hair Day (GHD) of Silsden, is worth £62 million, down £18 million on last year. One man who missed out by one on being in the top 1,000 is Bradford academic publisher Emerald’s Dr Keith Howard who has a £54 million fortune. Former Bradford City FC chairman Gordon Gibb and his family are nestling down the 2,000-name list while luuxury car entrepreneur Afzal Kahn, who was last year valued at £40 million, is off the list completely.