North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a large county in the region of Yorkshire in England.
North Yorkshire is part of one bigger county called Yorkshire. The three parts of Yorkshire are called the West Riding, the East Riding, and the North Riding. in 1974, the names changed. The "North Riding" changed to "North Yorkshire". The other main parts of Yorkshire are now South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and the East Riding of Yorkshire.
The largest city in North Yorkshire is York. York is now (since 1996) a unitary authority.
North Yorkshire is the largest county in England. It has several towns. It also has many open green areas and hills, so two of the 11 UK national parks (the North York Moors and most of the Yorkshire Dales) are in North Yorkshire.
North Yorkshire Media
North Yorkshire numbered districts 2023
- Disused railway line - geograph.org.uk - 896322.jpg
Rosedale, in the North York Moors
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County Hall, Northallerton
- Middlesbrough, town hall - geograph.org.uk - 796556.jpg
- Container Terminal, Teesport - geograph.org.uk - 1453170.jpg
The Teesport sea port handled over 53 million tonnes of cargo in 2013.
- Drax Hales station site geograph-3419210-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
Drax Power Station has the highest generating capacity of any power station in the UK.
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The Shambles, a popular tourist area in York
- A near deserted A1(M) at Leeming.jpg
Image taken at 17:29 on 7 April 2020 at Leeming in North Yorkshire, overlooking the A1(M)
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Current and former railway routes in eastern North Yorkshire
The A1(M) at Dishforth
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