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 and a much smaller part of the East Riding.

The largest city in North Yorkshire is Middlesbrough, followed by York, an ancient cathedral city; the other cathedral city in the county for the purposes of lieutenancy is Ripon. Other notable settlements in the county for the purposes of lieutenancy include Harrogate, Knaresborough, Northallerton, Richmond, Scarborough and Whitby.

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

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.