Yorkshire
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| Area | 11903 |
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| Origin | Scandinavian York |
| Points of interest | York Minster |
| Castle Howard | |
| Colleges and universities | University of Leeds |
| Clubs and Teams | Leeds United F. C. |
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| ID | 585813 |
About Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county in northern England. It's known for its Roman and Viking heritage, as well as its Norman castles, medieval abbeys, Industrial Revolution-era cities and 2 national parks. The county town of York, founded by the Romans, is home to 13th-century cathedral York Minster, Tudor houses and medieval walls. The interactive Jorvik Viking Centre recalls the area's 9th-century Norse occupation.
BBC finds police BMWs at risk of exploding still on the roads
... Falls between the cracks In their FOI responses, only four forces - Cumbria, Hertfordshire, Leicester and North Yorkshire - said they had no N57s...
Extreme travel: It just got harder to see every place in the world
... Within the UK, for example, there are 30 different regions, including: England - Yorkshire and the Humber, Jersey, and Lundy - a tiny island off the south-west of England...
Bus £2 fare cap extended for three months
... The cities of Manchester, Liverpool and West Yorkshire - all of which have Labour mayors - have already introduced £2 caps as part of longer-term schemes...
Onshore wind: 'I've saved £200 because of my local turbine'
... The rolling hills around the rural town of Market Weighton, in East Yorkshire, are dotted with wind turbines...
Pregnant women to get more protection against being made redundant
... The Barnsley Central MP - the former mayor of South Yorkshire - said it would help the " tens of thousand of women pushed out of the workforce every year simply for being pregnant"...
The nun and the monk who fell in love and married
... They describe the moment at the job centre when they both burst into tears when asked about their transferrable skills - and another time when they were driving from Preston to Yorkshire...
More than 130 bus operators to offer £2 tickets
... The cities of Manchester, Liverpool and West Yorkshire - all of which have Labour mayors - have already introduced £2 caps as part of longer-term schemes...
Rishi Sunak: A quick guide to the UK's next prime minister
... He s only been an MP for seven yearsMr Sunak was first elected as an MP in 2015 - for Richmond in north Yorkshire - but rose quickly, and was made finance minster - or chancellor - in February 2020 under Boris Johnson...
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