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York

City in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Also known as Jórvík · Jorvik · Eburācum

Country: United Kingdom(since 1922)
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1.Stated in archINFORMRetrieved 2018-11-05
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, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland(1801–1922)
, Kingdom of Great Britain(1707–1800)
+2 more
Located in: City of York
Population: 208,400(2016)
, 198,051(2011)
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1.Stated in United Kingdom Census 2011
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, 181,131(2001)
Area: 271.94 km²
Elevation: 25 m
Founded: 71
Postal code: YO1, YO10, YO19, YO23, YO24, YO26, YO30, YO31, YO32
Website: york.gov.uk

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss. It has many historic buildings and other structures, including the minster, castle and city walls, all of which are Grade I listed. It is the traditional county town of Yorkshire, and the administrative centre of the City of York district. It is located 27 miles (43 km) north-east of Leeds, 90 miles (140 km) south of Newcastle upon Tyne and 207 miles (333 km) north of London. York's built-up area had a recorded population of 141,685 at the 2021 census.

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Twinned administrative body: Dijon(since 1953)
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1.york.gov.uk/twinning
2.dijon.fr/Dijon-Capitale/Ville-internationale/Villes-partenaires
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Münster(since 1957)
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1.york.gov.uk/twinning
2.stadt-muenster.de/international/staedtepartnerschaften/york
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Nanjing(since 2016)
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1.york.gov.uk/twinning
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OS grid reference: SE603517
Local dialing code: 01904
Motto text: Let the Banner of York Fly High
Native label: Jórvek
Official name: York
Named after: Taxus language: Common Brittonic
Follows: Eboracum alternative name: Eburācum
Capital of: Kingdom of Deira
Yorkshire
City of York
Historic county: Yorkshire location: York
Different from: list of people from York
York
IPA transcription: jɔːk language: English
Demonym: eboracensi applies to part: masculine plural
Heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site
Located in or next to body of water: River Ouse

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53.9500, -1.0833OpenStreetMap ↗

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