North Yorkshire
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Country | United Kingdom | |
Part of the country | England | |
region | Yorkshire and the Humber (parts of North East England ) | |
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status | Ceremonial and Administrative County | |
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Ceremonial county | ||
surface | 8,654 km² | |
Residents | 1,158,816 | |
was standing | June 30, 2018 | |
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Administrative county | ||
founded | 1974 | |
out | most of the North Riding of Yorkshire and York and parts of the East and West Riding of Yorkshire | |
by | Local Government Act 1972 | |
Administrative authority | North Yorkshire County Council | |
Administrative headquarters | Northallerton | |
ISO-3166-2 | GB-NYK | |
surface | 8,038 km² | |
Residents | 614.505 | |
was standing | June 30, 2018 | |
ONS code | 36 | |
GSS code | E10000023 | |
NUTS code | UKE22 | |
Website | www.northyorks.gov.uk | |
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North Yorkshire [ ˌnɔːθjɔːkʃə ] is a county in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England . It is divided into the districts of Craven , Hambleton , Harrogate , Richmondshire , Ryedale , Scarborough and Selby .
North Yorkshire is home to two of England and Wales ' eleven national parks , namely the North York Moors National Park and most of the Yorkshire Dales .
The county was established in 1974 and covers the greater part of the North Riding of Yorkshire , the northern half of the West Riding of Yorkshire and the northern and eastern borders of the East Riding of Yorkshire . The city of York became a Unitary Authority independent of North Yorkshire in 1996 ; since then Middlesbrough , Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees south of the River Tees have also been part of North Yorkshire for ceremonial purposes. They were previously part of Cleveland County from 1974 to 1996 , before that they were part of the North Riding.
North Yorkshire is bordered by East Riding of Yorkshire , South Yorkshire , West Yorkshire , Lancashire , Cumbria, and County Durham .
towns and places
- Arncliffe , Askrigg
- Bedale , Borrowby
- Catterick , Catterick Bridge , Conistone
- Dalton, Richmond , Dalton, Sowerby
- Easingwold , Embsay
- Filey
- Giggleswick , Grassington , Great Ayton
- Harrogate , Hawes , Hebden , Helmsley , Helperby , Horton in Ribblesdale
- Ingleton
- Kettlewell , Kilnsey , Kirkbymoorside , Knaresborough
- Leyburn , Linton , Long Marston , Lund
- Malham , Marton (Pickering) , Masham , Middleham
- Northallerton
- Osmotherley
- Pickering
- Ravenscar , Richmond , Rievaulx , Ripon , Robin Hood's Bay
- Scarborough , Selby , Settle , Skipton , Sowerby , Starbotton , Stokesley
- Tadcaster , Thirsk
- Whitby
- York
Attractions
- All Saints, Kirkbymoorside
- Ampleforth College
- Beck Isle Museum in Pickering
- Bolton Abbey
- Bolton Castle
- Saint Nicholas Church in Bransdale
- Byland Abbey
- Catterick Camp
- Coverham Abbey
- Drax
- Duncombe Park
- Fountains Abbey
- Helmsley Castle
- Jervaulx Abbey
- Saint Mary's Church in Lastingham
- Malham Cove
- Mount Grace Priory
- North Yorkshire Moors Railway
- Saints Peter and Paul Church in Pickering
- Rievaulx Abbey
- Ryedale Folk Museum
- Shandy Hall
- St Gregory's Minster , Kirkdale
- Studley Royal Water Garden
- Wharram Percy
- Whitby Abbey
- York Minster
- Yorkshire Dales