|
|
|
United Kingdom, YorkYork is a city in northern England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. York is central to Britain’s history. Visit the York Minster, Stonehenge and Shambles shopping and JORVIK Viking Centre, National Railway Museum and York Castle Museum.
York is renowned for its history, which is preserved in its architecture. York is a compact walled riverside city and home to countless world-class attractions, museum and galleries.
As well as a tourist destination, modern York is a centre of communications, education and manufacturing. It is a major railway junction, situated on the East Coast, Cross Country and Transpennine mainlines.
York is a year round destination offering a lively restaurant culture and vibrant entertainment and festivals. Ideally located as a touring base. York is approximately 2 hours by rail from London, Manchster and Edinburgh.
York is also a major venue for horse racing at York Racecourse in the Knavesmire area. The city hosts a university (the University of York), a higher education college (York St John College) and a branch of the College of Law. The City's football team (York City) was relegated from the Football League to the Nationwide Conference at the end of the 2003/4 season. York also has a rugby league side, York City Knights. The York area is served by a local newspaper, the Yorkshire Evening Press.
York is also noted for its wealth of pubs. The York area is said to contain one pub for every day of the year, although this is a little exaggerated. It is said, with perhaps a touch of poetic licence, that there is no point within the city walls where one can stand and not be able to see at least one pub and at least one church.
The city is prone to severe flooding from the River Ouse, and has an extensive (but not always effective) network of flood defences. These include walls along the Ouse and a barrier across the Foss (see River Foss). Much land within the city has always been too flood-prone for development. Partly as a result of this, there is an unusual amount of green space. The ings are flood meadows along the River Ouse, while the strays are scattered around the city in marshy, low-lying places; another such area is the Knavesmire. In summer, when they are drier, these areas are used for recreation, and some are grazed by cattle.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
