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North Yorkshire
Image:EnglandNorthYorkshire.png
Geography
StatusCeremonial & (smaller) Non-metropolitan county
Origin1974
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
(part of ceremonial county in North East)
Area
- Total
- Admin. The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the nine government office Regions of England. North-East England is one of the nine official Regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear Surface area is the measure of how much exposed Area an object has council
- Admin. area		Ranked 1st
8,654 km²
Ranked 1st
8,038 km²
Admin HQNorthallerton
ISO 3166-2GB-NYK
ONS code36
NUTS 3UKE22
Demographics
Population
- Total (2006 est. This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Area. See also Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of This is a list of non-metropolitan counties of England by area Northallerton (ɴɔːɵɑːlɜɾtʌn is a Market town in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England ISO 3166-2GB is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to the United Kingdom. The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, ( NUTS) for the French nomenclature d'unités territoriales statistiques, is a Geocode In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology )
- Density
- Admin. The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different council
- Admin. pop. 		Ranked 15th
1,061,300
123 / km²
Ranked 19th
591,600
Ethnicity97. This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population. This is a list of non-metropolitan counties of England by population. 9% White
1. 0% S. Asian
Politics

North Yorkshire County Council
http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/
ExecutiveConservative
Members of Parliament
Districts
Image:North Yorkshire Ceremonial Numbered.png
  1. Selby
  2. Harrogate
  3. Craven
  4. Richmondshire
  5. Hambleton
  6. Ryedale
  7. Scarborough
  8. City of York (Unitary)
  9. Redcar and Cleveland (Unitary)
  10. Middlesbrough (Unitary)
  11. Stockton-on-Tees (Unitary)
    (the part south of the Tees)

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John Timothy Grogan is the Labour Member of Parliament for the constituency of Selby. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the William Jefferson Hague (born 26 March 1961 is a British Politician. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Dr Ashok Kumar (born 28 May 1956 Uttar Pradesh, India) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Anne Caroline Ballingall McIntosh (born 20 September 1954 Edinburgh) is a politician in the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Dari Jean Taylor (born 13 December 1944 Rhondda as Daria Jean Jones) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the George Philip Willis (born November 30 1941, Burnley) is a politician in the United Kingdom The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Selby is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. Harrogate is a local government district and Borough of North Yorkshire, England. Craven is an area in North Yorkshire, England. The name Craven is Celtic ( Cumbric) in origin and is related to the Welsh word Richmondshire is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. Hambleton is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. Ryedale is a Non-metropolitan district of the Shire county of North Yorkshire in England. York ( is an historic Walled city sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The borough of Redcar & Cleveland is a Unitary authority in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England consisting of Redcar Middlesbrough is a Unitary authority and borough in North Yorkshire, England. Stockton-on-Tees is a Unitary authority area and borough in the Tees Valley area of North East England, with a population in 2001 of 178408 A non-metropolitan county or shire county in England, is a county-level entity which is not a Metropolitan county. Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the nine government office Regions of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies North-East England is one of the nine official Regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 [1] it covers an area of 8,654 km², making it the largest county in England. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Area. See also

Contents

Divisions and environs

The area under the control of the county council, or shire county, is divided into a number of local government districts; they are Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate, Richmondshire, Ryedale, Scarborough and Selby. A non-metropolitan county or shire county in England, is a county-level entity which is not a Metropolitan county. Craven is an area in North Yorkshire, England. The name Craven is Celtic ( Cumbric) in origin and is related to the Welsh word Hambleton is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. Harrogate is a local government district and Borough of North Yorkshire, England. Richmondshire is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. Ryedale is a Non-metropolitan district of the Shire county of North Yorkshire in England. Selby is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. [2]

The Department for Communities and Local Government did consider reorganising North Yorkshire County Council's administrative structure by abolishing the seven district councils and the county council to create a North Yorkshire unitary authority. The Department for Communities and Local Government (branded as Communities and Local Government) is the United Kingdom government department for communities See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions The changes were planned to be implemented no later than 1 April 2009. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. [3][4] This was rejected on 25 July 2007 so the County Council and District Council structure will remain. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [5]

York, Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland are unitary authority boroughs which form part of the ceremonial county for various functions such as the Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire, but do not come under county council control. York ( is an historic Walled city sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. Middlesbrough is a Unitary authority and borough in North Yorkshire, England. The borough of Redcar & Cleveland is a Unitary authority in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England consisting of Redcar See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions The position of Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire was created on 1 April 1974. Uniquely for a district in England, Stockton-on-Tees is split between North Yorkshire and County Durham for this purpose. Stockton-on-Tees is a Unitary authority area and borough in the Tees Valley area of North East England, with a population in 2001 of 178408 Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar and Cleveland boroughs form part of the North East England region. North-East England is one of the nine official Regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear [6]

The area including the unitary authorities, or ceremonial county, borders East Riding of Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cumbria and County Durham. The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Divisions and environs South Yorkshire is divided into four local government districts they are the City of Sheffield, the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Boundaries and divisions Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy

Physical features

Within North Yorkshire are the North York Moors and most of the Yorkshire Dales; two of eleven areas of countryside within England and Wales to be officially designated as a national park. The North York Moors (also known as the North Yorkshire Moors) is a national park in North Yorkshire, England. The Yorkshire Dales (also known as The Dales) is the name given to an upland area in Northern England. The national parks of England and Wales are areas of relatively undeveloped and scenic landscape that are designated under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 The highest point is Whernside, on the Cumbrian border, at 2,414 feet (736 m). Whernside is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales and is one of the Three Peaks, the other two being Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent.

History

North Yorkshire was formed on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972, and covers most of the lands of the historic North Riding, as well as the northern half of the West Riding, the northern and eastern fringes of the East Riding of Yorkshire and the former county borough of York. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. The North Riding of Yorkshire was one of the three historic subdivisions of the English county of Yorkshire, alongside the East and West The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland) to refer to a Borough or a City

York became a unitary authority independent of North Yorkshire on 1 April 1996,[7] and at the same time Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and areas of Stockton-on-Tees south of the river became part of North Yorkshire for ceremonial purposes, having been part of Cleveland from 1974 to 1996. See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Cleveland is an area in the north east of England. Its name means literally "cliff-land" referring to its hilly southern areas which rise to nearly.

Economy

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added for North Yorkshire at current basic prices published (pp. 240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.

YearRegional Gross Value Added [8]Agriculture[9]Industry[10]Services[11]
19957,2784782,1814,618
20009,5703542,5496,667
200311,6953903,0258,281

Education

See also: List of schools in Yorkshire and the Humber

North Yorkshire LEA has a mostly comprehensive education system with 42 state schools (not including sixth form colleges) and 12 independent schools, including Ampleforth College and Harrogate Ladies' College. The following is a partial list of currently operating Schools in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. A comprehensive school is a Secondary school and State school for children from the age of 11 to at least 16 that does not select children on the basis of academic A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire, England, is the largest private Catholic mixed boarding school in the United Kingdom, and it is occasionally referred Harrogate Ladies College is an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 10 to 18 years located in North Yorkshire, England.

Towns and villages

Main article: List of civil parishes in North Yorkshire

Italicised locations lie outside the current North Yorkshire shire county. This is a list of Civil parishes in the Non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire, England, and the Non-metropolitan districts of Middlesbrough Ampleforth is a village and Civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, about 23 miles north of York. Bedale is a small Market town and Civil parish in the district of Hambleton, North Yorkshire, England, at the foot of Boroughbridge is a small town 13 miles northwest of York in North Yorkshire in England. Borrowby is a village in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. Borrowby is a village and Civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. Brompton is a village and Civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, about two miles north of Northallerton Brotton is a village in the parish of Skelton and Brotton, in the Unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and Ceremonial county of Buckden is a village and Civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Castleton is a village on the River Esk in the county of North Yorkshire in England. Catterick, sometimes Catterick Village to distinguish it from the nearby Catterick Garrison, is a Village in North Yorkshire. Catterick Garrison is a major Army base located in Northern England. Cawood (Other names Carwood) is a large village in North Yorkshire, England that is notable as the finding-place of the Cawood sword. Clapham ( is a village in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Conistone is a small village (population 117 in the 2001 census in North Yorkshire, England. Dalton is a village and Civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. Dalton is a village and Civil parish in North Yorkshire in England, about six miles northwest of Richmond and about five miles southeast of Danby Wiske is a village in the district of Hambleton in North Yorkshire, England. Easby is a Village and Civil parish in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. Easingwold is a small market town in North Yorkshire, England. Egton is a village and Civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England about west of Whitby. Filey is a small town and Civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Giggleswick is a village in the English county of North Yorkshire near the town of Settle. Glasshouses is a small village in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England. Goathland is a village and Civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. Grassington is a picturesque Village in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England. Great Ayton is a Village and Civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire on the edge of the North York Moors in Grosmont (pronounced "grow-mont" is a small village and Civil parish situated in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England Harrogate (or Harrogate Spa) is a large wealthy Spa town in North Yorkshire, England. Hawes is a small Market town in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. Helmsley is a market town in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England It is situated on the River Rye. Horton in Ribblesdale is a small Village in Ribblesdale in the county of North Yorkshire, on the Settle&ndashCarlisle Railway to the west of Hunmanby is a large village ( claimed to have been the largest in Great Britain) which was classified as a town until the 1960s and Civil parish in the Scarborough Huntington is a village and Civil parish in the Unitary authority of City of York in the north of England, on the River Foss, Ingleton is a village in the Yorkshire Dales, in North Yorkshire, in England. Kettlewell is a Village in Upper Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England. Kilnsey is a small Village in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England. Kirkbymoorside is a small Market town in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England which lies approximately 25 miles north of Knaresborough is an historic Market town and Spa town in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, located four miles Leyburn is a small market town in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England. Malham is a Village in Craven, North Yorkshire, England, in the Yorkshire Dales with a population of 120 Malton is a Market town in North Yorkshire, England. The town is the location of the offices of Ryedale District Council and has a population Masham (pronounced Massam is a small Market town in Wensleydale in Harrogate borough of North Yorkshire, England, situated on the Marske-by-the-Sea is a large Village in East Cleveland, in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the Ceremonial county of North Yorkshire Middleham is a small Market town within the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. Middlesbrough ( IPA ( Received pronunciation) is a Town in the Tees Valley sub-region of the North East of England New Marske is a village in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the Ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England, in the region of North Northallerton (ɴɔːɵɑːlɜɾtʌn is a Market town in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England Norton-on-Derwent is a town and Civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. Osmotherley is an English village and civil parish, situated in the Hambleton hills in North Yorkshire. Pateley Bridge is a market town in Nidderdale in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, on the River Nidd. Pickering is an ancient Market town and Civil parish in the Ryedale district of the County of North Yorkshire, England, Redcar is a Seaside resort and the principal town in the Unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire Reeth is a small town in Yorkshire Dales within the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England and principal settlement of Swaledale Richmond is a Market town on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England and is the administrative centre of the district of Richmondshire Rievaulx (ˈriːvoʊ ree-vohis a small village near Helmsley in North Yorkshire and is located in what was the inner court of Rievaulx Abbey, close to Ripon is a Cathedral city, Market town and Civil parish within the Borough of Harrogate, in North Yorkshire, England. Robin Hood’s Bay is a small fishing town or village located five miles south of Whitby on the coast of North Yorkshire, England. Romanby is a Village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. Saltburn-by-the-Sea is a Seaside resort in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England Scarborough is a town on the North Sea coast of North Yorkshire, England. Selby is a town and Civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Settle is a small Market town within the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Sheriff Hutton is a Village and Civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. Skipton (also known as Skipton-in-Craven) is a Civil parish and historic Market town in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, Sowerby is a small Village and Civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, it is situated immediately Stokesley is a small Market town and a Civil parish in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe is a Village and Civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. Tadcaster is a Market town in North Yorkshire, England, lying on the Great North Road approximately 15 miles east of Leeds and 10 Thirsk is a small Market town in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. Thornaby-on-Tees is a town and Civil parish within the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England Whitby is a historic town and Civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire on the north-east coast of England. Yarm is a small town in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees in North East England. York ( is an historic Walled city sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England.

Places of interest

Bolton Abbey
Bolton Abbey

Transport

There are only two motorways that run through North Yorkshire and they are the A1(M) and the A66(M). Bolton Abbey is the estate within which is located the ruined 12th-century Augustinian Bolton Priory in North Yorkshire, England. Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire, England, is the largest private Catholic mixed boarding school in the United Kingdom, and it is occasionally referred Bolton Abbey is the estate within which is located the ruined 12th-century Augustinian Bolton Priory in North Yorkshire, England. Byland Abbey is a ruined abbey and a small village in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England at. English Heritage is a Non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government ( Department for Culture Media and Sport) with a broad remit of Bolton Castle in North Yorkshire, is located in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales ( Catterick Garrison is a major Army base located in Northern England. The Cleveland Hills are a range of hills on the northern edge of the North York Moors in North Yorkshire, England, overlooking Cleveland and Drax is a village in the district of Selby in North Yorkshire, England. Duncombe Park is the seat of the Duncombe family whose senior member takes the title Baron or Earl Feversham. A stately home is strictly speaking one of about 500 large properties built in England between the mid-16th century and the early part of the 20th century as well as converted The Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway (E&BASR is a Heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England. Flamingo Land Resort is located in North Yorkshire, England. It is noted for being one of the only sites Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire, England, is a Ruined Cistercian Monastery, founded in 1132 Castle Howard is a Stately home in North Yorkshire, England 15 miles (24 km north of York. The Howardian Hills form an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in North Yorkshire, England. Helmsley Castle is a Medieval castle situated in the market town of Helmsley, North Yorkshire, England. Lightwater Valley is a theme park in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England. Malham Cove is a natural Limestone formation near Malham, North Yorkshire, England. Middleham Castle in Wensleydale, in the county of North Yorkshire, was built by Robert Fitz Ralph, 3rd Lord of Middleham & Spennithorne Mount Grace Priory is today the best preserved and most accessible of the ten medieval Carthusian houses (charterhouses in England. The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR is a Heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England. Ormesby Hall is a predominantly 18th century mansion house built in the Palladian style situated in Ormesby, near Middlesbrough, in the borough of Rievaulx Abbey is a former Cistercian Abbey, headed by the Abbot of Rievaulx, located in the small village of Rievaulx (pronounced 'Ree-voh' Selby Abbey is an Anglican parish church in the town of Selby, North Yorkshire. Shandy Hall was the home of the Rev Laurence Sterne who is famous for his novel Tristram Shandy in Coxwold, North Yorkshire, England Skipton Castle is situated within the town of Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications (also known as 'Stanwick Camp' a huge Iron Age Hill fort comprising over 9 kilometers (6 miles of ditches and ramparts enclosing Studley Royal Park is a park containing and developed around the ruins of the Cistercian Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire, England. Wharram Percy is a Deserted medieval village (DMV site on the western edge of the chalk wolds in North Yorkshire, England. Whitby Abbey is a ruined Benedictine Abbey sited on Whitby 's East Cliff in North Yorkshire on the north-east coast of England The Yorkshire Air Museum, ( RAF Elvington airfield during the World War II) is an air museum in England. Motorway is a term for both a type of Road and a classification or designation The A66 is a major road in northern England which in part follows the course of the Roman road from Scotch Corner to Penrith. The other main non-motorway routes are the A1, the A19 and the A66. The East Coast Main Line, the North TransPennine and the newly-formed Grand Central London to Sunderland line are the major railway lines that run throughout the county. The East Coast Main Line ( ECML) is the electrified high-speed railway link between London and Edinburgh connecting Yorkshire, North East North TransPennine is one of the three rail services provided by First TransPennine Express running through Northern England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Sunderland (, or /ˈsʌn(dlən/ is a City in Tyne and Wear, England. York is the largest station in the county with 11 platforms. This article is about a railway station in England For the similarly named subway station in Brooklyn, New York City, see York Street (IND Sixth Avenue Bus services also run daily; most are controlled by Arriva and the local Dales & District, in York. Arriva plc ( is a British -based international public transport operator headquartered in Sunderland. Dales & District is a Bus operator based in North Yorkshire, England. FirstGroup run a park and ride service as well as normal bus routes around the city. FirstGroup plc ( is a Scottish Transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Canada, USA Park and ride (or incentive parking) facilities are Public transport stations that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into There are no major airports in the county itself but Durham Tees Valley in County Durham, Newcastle Airport and Leeds Bradford International Airport are the closest. An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land Durham Tees Valley Airport is an Airport in North East England, located approximately 10 km (6 Miles east of Darlington, about Newcastle Airport is located in Newcastle upon Tyne, about 6 Miles (11 km) north-west of the city centre Leeds Bradford International Airport is located in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.

Sports

North Yorkshire is home to several football clubs, the most successful of which is Middlesbrough FC who play in the FA Premier League; others include York City FC who have played in the Football League but today play in the Conference National. Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs Conference National (currently named the Blue Square Premier for sponsorship reasons is the top division of the Football Conference. No notable Rugby Union teams hail from the county but York City Knights are a Rugby league team and play in the Rugby League National League 2. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short York City Knights Rugby League Club are a British Rugby league team hailing from York. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Media Some games are shown on Sky Sports, games involving Celtic Crusaders are shown on Welsh-language channel S4C. North Yorkshire is home to many racecourses; these include Catterick Bridge, Thirsk and Ripon. A race track (or 'racetrack' or 'racing track' is a purpose-built facility for Racing of animals (eg Catterick Bridge Racecourse is a Thoroughbred horse racing venue located in the hamlet of Catterick Bridge in North Yorkshire, England Thirsk Racecourse is a Thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England. Ripon Racecourse is a Thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England. It also has one motor racing circuit, Croft Circuit; the circuit holds meetings of the British Touring Car Championship, British Superbike and Pickup Truck Racing race series. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It Croft Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Dalton-on-Tees in North Yorkshire, England. The British Touring Car Championship is a Touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The British Superbike Championship ( BSB) is the leading Road racing superbike championship in the United Kingdom. Pickup Truck Racing is a motor racing series for Pickup trucks that holds races at circuits in the United Kingdom.

References

  1. ^ Arnold-Baker, C. , Local Government Act 1972, (1973)
  2. ^ North Yorkshire County Council - Transport map of shire county divided into districts
  3. ^ North Yorkshire County Council - New council for North Yorkshire
  4. ^ Communities and Local Government - Proposals for future unitary structures: Stakeholder consultation
  5. ^ Decision letter: North Yorkshire County Council
  6. ^ North East Assembly - List of local authorities and members
  7. ^ OPSI - The North Yorkshire (District of York) (Structural and Boundary Changes) Order 1995
  8. ^ Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
  9. ^ includes hunting and forestry
  10. ^ includes energy and construction
  11. ^ includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured

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North Yorkshire

-proper noun

  1. (from 1974) A county in north east England, comprising the North Riding of Yorkshire as well as parts of the West and East Ridings.
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