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York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss.The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a minster, castle, and city walls.
The City of York, officially simply "York", [6] is a unitary authority area with city status in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. [7]The district's main settlement is York, and its coverage extends to the town of Haxby and the villages of Earswick, Upper Poppleton, Nether Poppleton, Copmanthorpe, Bishopthorpe, Dunnington, Stockton on the Forest, Rufforth, Askham Bryan and ...
City Walls and gateways (Bars) Bootham Bar; Micklegate Bar, with the City Walls Experience (YAT) Monk Bar; Walmgate Bar; DIG: an archaeological adventure (formerly the Archaeological Resource Centre), in St Saviour's Church (YAT) Fairfax House, a Georgian house run by York Civic Trust; JORVIK Viking Centre (YAT) The King's Manor, now part of ...
The individual areas of the City of York are all within the Unitary Authority area as defined by the Fifth Periodical Report, Volume 4, "Mapping for the Non-Metropolitan Counties and the Unitary Authorities as published by the Boundary Commission For England", specifically on pages 106–109. [7]
City Wall from the Red Tower to Fishergate (Postern Tower, Fishergate Bar, Fishergate Postern Tower, the Red Tower, Walmgate Bar) : York: Town wall: Mid-14th century and later: 14 June 1954
Yorkshire (/ ˈ j ɔːr k ʃ ər,-ʃ ɪər / YORK-shər, -sheer) is an area of Northern England which was historically a county. [1] Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. [2] The county was named after its county town, the city of York.
The Lord Mayor of York is the chairman of City of York Council, first citizen and civic head of York. The appointment is made by the council each year in May, at the same time appointing a sheriff, the city's other civic head. York's lord mayor is second only to the Lord Mayor of London in precedence. [1]
Villages and areas in the City of York (5 C, 28 P) Y. York Archaeological Trust (1 C, 8 P) Pages in category "York"