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York

2011-10-23T12:51:29Z

Stephington:

A city in [[North Yorkshire]], '''York''' was founded by the Romans as Eboracum. The [[Vikings]], who ruled the city for close to a century, renamed it Jorvik, whence the contemporary name stems. York is one of the few remaining walled cities in [[England]].

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

* York ham
* York Minster, the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe
* The National Railway Museum, the world's largest railway museum
* York Railway station, known for its architecture
* Terry's and Rowntrees chocolate companies (makers of KitKats and Yorkie bars)
* The York Rite (see [[Freemasonry]])
* Medieval city walls - longest intact city walls in England

The American municipality of [[New York]] is named after York.

==External Links==
*[http://www.vryork.com Take Java + Quicktime VR tours of the City]
*[http://www.visityork.org/ Official York tourism website]
*[http://www.nrm.org.uk/ The National Railway Museum]
*[http://www.yorkminster.org/ Official York Minster website]
*[http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/65d99/49d7d/ VirtualTourist - York]

[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]

York

2011-10-23T12:49:24Z

Stephington:

A city in [[North Yorkshire]], '''York''' was founded by the Romans as Eboracum. The [[Vikings]], who ruled the city for close to a century, renamed it Jorvik, whence the contemporary name stems. York is one of the few remaining walled cities in [[England]].

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

* York ham
* York Minster, the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe
* The National Railway Museum, the world's largest railway museum
* York Railway station, known for its architecture
* Terry's and Rowntrees chocolate companies (makers of KitKats and York bars)
* The York Rite (see [[Freemasonry]])
* Medieval city walls - longest intact city walls in England

The American municipality of [[New York]] is named after York.

==External Links==
*[http://www.vryork.com Take Java + Quicktime VR tours of the City]
*[http://www.visityork.org/ Official York tourism website]
*[http://www.nrm.org.uk/ The National Railway Museum]
*[http://www.yorkminster.org/ Official York Minster website]
*[http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/65d99/49d7d/ VirtualTourist - York]

[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]

York

2011-10-23T12:48:59Z

Stephington: added additional points

A city in [[Yorkshire]], '''York''' was founded by the Romans as Eboracum. The [[Vikings]], who ruled the city for close to a century, renamed it Jorvik, whence the contemporary name stems. York is one of the few remaining walled cities in [[England]].

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

* York ham
* York Minster, the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe
* The National Railway Museum, the world's largest railway museum
* York Railway station, known for its architecture
* Terry's and Rowntrees chocolate companies (makers of KitKats and York bars)
* The York Rite (see [[Freemasonry]])
* Medieval city walls - longest intact city walls in England

The American municipality of [[New York]] is named after York.

==External Links==
*[http://www.vryork.com Take Java + Quicktime VR tours of the City]
*[http://www.visityork.org/ Official York tourism website]
*[http://www.nrm.org.uk/ The National Railway Museum]
*[http://www.yorkminster.org/ Official York Minster website]
*[http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/65d99/49d7d/ VirtualTourist - York]

[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]