York is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.
York postcode: YO1 7
There are great places to visit near York including some great waterfalls, ruins, historic monuments, hiking areas, villages, rivers and streams, towns, caves, limestone pavements, geological features, mountains, cities, historic buildings, hills, castles, country parks, parks, gardens and ancient sites.
There are a several good waterfalls in the York area like Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.
Bolton Abbey, Byland Abbey, Easby Abbey (ruin), Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), Trig Point on Warrendale Knotts, and Old Limekiln at Blua Crags are some of York best ruins to visit near York.
York has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).
The area around York features a number of interesting hiking areas including Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.
The area around York boasts some of the best villages including Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth.
Don't miss Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton's rivers and streams if visiting the area around York.
Don't miss Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle's towns if visiting the area around York.
The area around York boasts some of the best caves including Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Janet's Cave, Gaping Gill, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.
Limestone Pavements to visit near York include Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.
Geological Features to visit near York include Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks.
Mountains to visit near York include Ingleborough.
York, and Ripon are some of York best cities to visit near York.
York has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.
York's best nearby hills can be found at Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar.
There are a several good castles in the York area like Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.
York is near some unmissable country parks like Brimham Rocks,
The area around York features a number of interesting parks including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.
Gardens to visit near York include Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.
York's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.
York History
There are some historic monuments around York:
Areas of York
Like most towns and cities York is comprised of a number of areas, once separate villages or small towns and parishes now part of York.
Many of the areas of York have their own character and places of interest.
Places to see near York
History of York
The Old French and Norman name of the city following the Norman Conquest was recorded as Everwic (modern Norman avaroui) in works such as Wace’s Roman de Rou. Jarvak, meanwhile, gradually reduced to York in the centuries after the Conquest, moving from the Middle English Yerk in the 14th century through Yourke in the 16th century to Yarke in the 17th century. The form York was first recorded in the 13th century. Many company and place names, such as the Ebor race meeting, refer to the Latinised Brittonic, Roman name. The 12th century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth, in his fictional account of the prehistoric kings of Britain, Historia Regum Britanniae, suggests the name derives from that of a pre-Roman city founded by the legendary king Ebraucus. The Archbishop of York uses Ebor as his surname in his signature.
