North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a county for the purposes of lieutenancy in northern England. It is England's largest county for the purposes of lieutenancy by land area, totalling about 3,341 square miles in extent; the population was 1,125,547 at the 2011 census.

North Yorkshire comprises most of the North Riding of the county Yorkshire, as well as a large but mainly rural part of the county's West Riding.

The largest city in the county is Middlesbrough, followed by York, for which the Yorkshire region is named, though both are administratively separate from the county government; the largest town to be administratively a part of the county is Harrogate, followed by Scarborough and then Northallerton, which is also the county town.

Noted for its scenery, which includes forests, moorlands, and the North Sea coast, about 40 percent of the county is included within various national parks, most notably the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors.

Major towns of note in this county include:
Northallerton
Thirsk
Ripon
Harrogate
Whitby
Scarborough
Malton
Pickering

Places of historical note include:
Whitby Abbey
Rievaulx Abbey
Fountains Abbey
Castle Howard
Ripon Cathedral
Scarborough Castle
Mulgrave Castle

See also

Yorkshire
East Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
West Yorkshire

External Links

North Yorkshire County Council
North Yorkshire Police
North Yorkshire Webring
JD's North Yorkshire Webring
North Yorkshire Moors Railway - part of which includes Goathland Station, better known to fans of the Harry Potter movies as the location for Hogsmeade Station.