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National Centre for Early Music, in the medieval Church of St Margaret and home of the York Early Music Festival; National Railway Museum; River Ouse, with boat rides and crossed by several bridges; St George's York; The Shambles, York's best-preserved medieval street; The Snickelways, a collection of narrow streets and passages; Treasurer's ...
Tourism has become an important element of the economy, with the city offering a wealth of historic attractions, of which York Minster is the most prominent, and a variety of cultural activities. As a holiday destination York was the 6th most visited English city by UK residents (2014–16) [121] and the 13th most visited by overseas visitors ...
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Tourist attractions in Markham, Ontario (16 P) Pages in category "Tourist attractions in the Regional Municipality of York" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
York's squares are: St Sampson's Square, the old market square at the head of Parliament Street; St Helen's Square, anchored by York Mansion House and St Helen's Church on opposing ends of the square, it also links to York Guildhall which is behind the mansion house overlooking the River Ouse; King's Square, anchored by York's Chocolate Story;
The Cartography of York is the history of surveying and creation of maps of the city of York. The following is a list of historic maps of York: c.1610: John Speed's map [1] 1624: Samuel Parsons' map of Dringhouses [2] c1682: Captain James Archer's Plan of the Greate, Antient & Famous Citty of York [3]
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 ...
In 1854 the gardens were described as "one of the principal attractions of York". At this time entrance was free to members and for non-members entrance cost one shilling except on Saturday when it cost six pence. [4] In 1960, the gardens and the Yorkshire Museum were given in trust to the City of York Council and they became a public park.