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'''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:
* 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:Settlements in Yorkshire]]
[[Category:English cities]]