York (/ˈjɔrk/) is a historic walled city at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England, and is the traditional county town of Yorkshire to which it gives its name. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events in England throughout much of its two millennia of existence.
Population: 144,202
Latitude: 53° 57' 27.47" N
Longitude: -1° 04' 57.76" W
Derwenthorpe is a housing development situated approximately 2 miles to the east of York city centre which is adjacent to Osbaldwick, Tang Hall and Meadlands. The design and planning for this new estate was undertaken by the Joseph Rowntree Housing …
Crambe is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is near the River Derwent and 6 miles (10 km) south-west of Malton. The village is located in the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The fa…
Barkston Ash was a wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire, named after the meeting-place at the village of Barkston. It included the parishes of Birkin, Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Brayton, Drax, Kirk Fenton, Ledsham, Monk Fryston, Saxton with Scarth…
The Walker Iron Foundry was founded in 1837 by John Walker of York (1801–23 June 1853) 'Iron & brass founder, bell-hanger & smith', at Dixon's Yard, Walmgate.
York Unitarian Chapel is a building on St. Saviourgate, York, England.
York Railway Institute is a sports club in York, North Yorkshire, founded in 1886. The club plays football, rugby, tennis and hockey.
Whitwell-on-the-Hill is a hamlet and civil parish in the Ryedale District, in the county of North Yorkshire, England.
Thicket Priory is a religious house in the civil parish of Thorganby, North Yorkshire, England, located about 7 miles (11.3 km) south east of York.
St Martin's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Whenby, North Yorkshire, England.
St Denys's Church, York is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England on Walmgate in York.
Selby was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974.
Scackleton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is in the Howardian Hills and 2 miles south west of Hovingham.
The Quilt Museum and Gallery, which opened in York on 7 June 2008, is Britain's first museum dedicated to the history of British quilt making and textile arts. The museum was founded and is operated by The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles. The G…
Ouse and Derwent was a wapentake of the historic East Riding of Yorkshire, England consisting of the westerly part of the county.
Newton Kyme is a village in the civil parish of Newton Kyme cum Toulston near the River Wharfe, in the Selby District, in the English county of North Yorkshire. It is near the town of Tadcaster. For transport there is the A659 road nearby.
Lamel Hill, once known as Heslington Hill, is about 1 mile south-east of the centre of York. It is near The Retreat and the northern part of Walmgate Stray. It is best known for having been the location of a Parliamentary gun-emplacement aimed at Wa…
The Judges' Lodgings is an historic building in York, England.
Ingram House is a historic building in the district of Bootham, York, England. It was built as an almshouse for ten poor widows between 1630 and 1640 by real estate developer and politician Sir Arthur Ingram and was originally known as Ingram's Hosp…