York

This article is about the city in the United Kingdom. For other uses, see York (disambiguation).

York
City
Clockwise from the top left: Micklegate Bar; York Minster from the city walls; Lendal Bridge; an aerial view of the city; and the castle
York is located in North Yorkshire
York
York
Location within North Yorkshire
Area33.7 km2 (13.0 sq mi)
Population141,685 (2021 census) [1]
• Density4,204/km2 (10,890/sq mi)
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Areas of the city
List
Post townYORK
Postcode districtYO1, YO10, YO19, YO23-24, YO26, YO30-32, YO41
Dialling code01904
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
Websiteyork.gov.uk
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°58′N 1°05′W / 53.96°N 1.08°W / 53.96; -1.08

York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss. It is the county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a minster, castle, and city walls. It is the largest settlement and the administrative centre of the wider City of York district.

The city was founded under the name of Eboracum in 71 AD. It then became the capital of the Roman province of Britannia Inferior, and later of the kingdoms of Deira, Northumbria, and Scandinavian York. In the Middle Ages, it became the northern England ecclesiastical province's centre, and grew as a wool-trading centre.[2] In the 19th century, it became a major railway network hub and confectionery manufacturing centre. In the Second World War, part of the Baedeker Blitz bombed the city. Although York was less targeted during the war than other, more industrialised northern cities, several historic buildings were gutted and restoration took place up until the 1960s.[3]

Historic governance of the city was as a county corporate, not included in the county's riding system. The city has since been covered by a municipal borough, county borough, and since 1996 a non-metropolitan district (the City of York), which also includes surrounding villages and rural areas, and the town of Haxby. The current district's local council is responsible for providing all local services and facilities throughout this area. York's built-up area had a population of 141,685 at the 2021 UK census,[1] and the wider city (the local government district) had a population of 202,800, a 2.4% increase compared to the 2011 census.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Figure 1: Explore population characteristics of individual BUAs" (XLS). Archived from the original on 5 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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  3. ^ "When sparks flew across the sky". The Press. Newsquest Media Group. 28 April 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  4. ^ "How the population changed in York, Census 2021 – ONS". www.ons.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.