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A city in [[Yorkshire]], '''York''' was founded by the Romans as Ebadlun. The [[Vikings]] renamed it Yorvick, whence the contemporary name stems. York is one of the few remaining walled cities in [[England]].<br /><br />

'''York''' is a cathedral city and the county town of [[Yorkshire]], originally founded by the Romans as ''Eboracum''. The [[Vikings]], who ruled the city for close to a century, with the town being known in [[Old Norse]] as ''Jorvik'', from which the contemporary name stems. York is one of the few remaining walled cities in [[England]]. York was important prior to the [[union of the crowns]] as a strategic point on which attacks into [[Scotland]] or into [[England]] may be executed from. In recent times, York has mostly lost it's industry to its much larger neighbour, [[Leeds]].

In addition to the medieval defensive wall, YORK is also known for<br />

In addition to the medieval defensive wall, York is also known for:

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* York Minster, the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe

* The National Railway Museum, the world's largest railway museum

[http://www.nrm.org.uk/ The National Railway Museum]<br />

[http://www.yorkminster.org/ Official York Minster website]<br />

[http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/65d99/49d7d/ VirtualTourist - York]

* The York Rite (see [[Freemasonry]])

* Medieval city walls - longest intact city walls in England

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