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York

Unitary authority in northeast England created in 1996 from part of the county of North Yorkshire.

Area

271 sq km/105 sq mi

Towns

York (administrative headquarters)

Features

River Ouse; River Fosse; York Minster -largest medieval cathedral in England, with 15th-century stained glass; York Castle and Museum; National Railway Museum; city walls built by Henry III in 13th century with 4 gates and 39 towers; Jorvik Viking Centre; the Shambles medieval streets

Industries

agriculture and agricultural services, mechanical engineering, circuit boards, tourism, scientific instruments, confectionery, glass

Population

(2001) 181,100

Famous people

Alcuin, Guy Fawkes, John Flaxman, W H Auden

York (city, UK)