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The oldest parts of York, that
contain most of the tourist
attractions, are inside the Old City
Walls, that are the most intact City
Walls in England, about 2.5 miles in
length, with 4 main Bars/Gates.
The gates serve as gateways into the
City. Most of the Walls are from the
Norman era, although there are some
remains of Roman and Viking Walls.
York Castle, in the centre of York,
was built in stone from 1270 to replace
an earlier wooden Castle on the site.
The main Tower, sometimes referred to
as Cliffords Tower, is all that remains
of York Castle. The Fortress walls and
buildings were dismantled in the 1700s
to be replaced by three large
buildings, as seen top right of this
page.
The new buildings were to serve as a
Court and Prisons. Two of these
buildings now serve as York Castle
Museum. The famous highwayman Dick
Turpin was tried and imprisoned here
before his execution in 1739. His Grave
is at St George's Church a short walk
south of the Castle.
York Minster, in the centre of York,
is a huge Gothic Cathedral built from
1230 to 1472. The Crypt below the
Cathedral dates to Roman times, and
many Archbishops, including St William
of York, are buried there. This is the
largest Gothic Cathedral in the UK, 4th
largest Gothic cathedral in the world
by volume after Seville, Cologne
& Amiens.
The Old City has many narrow streets
and squares with a mixture of buildings
including timber framed from the 1400s
- 1700s such as Gert & Henry's
Restaurant, situated at the Newgate
Market in the centre of Old York, and
St Williams College Restaurant at the
rear of York Minster on College
Street.
The narrowest, and most known street
is named The Shambles, where some
buildings are only a few feet
apart.
There are many period shops,
restaurants and bar diners in the
narrow streets around the
Cathedral.
The City also has a good variety of
Georgian town houses such as Fairfax
House, claimed to be the finest
Georgian town house in England.
There is a good selection of Hotels
in the centre of York such as the
Hilton York
looking onto York Castle, Principal York
by the train station with views over
York Minster, and the The Grand
situated about 400 yards from the train
station. Many More
Hotels.
York is a walled City founded by the
Romans in 71AD named Eboracum.
The City is in North Yorkshire, on
the rivers Ouse and Foss.
The main Train Link between London
and Edinburgh/Scotland runs through the
City, London being about 205 miles
south and Edinburgh 209 miles north,
about 2 hours travel time by train.
York was taken over by Angles in the
5th century after the Romans withdrew
from England, becoming the major City
of northern England under the name
Eoferwic.
The Vikings captured the city in
866, renaming it Jorvik. The name
changed to York about the year
1000.
The Norman conquest of England in
1066, led to the North and South of
England merging into one country.
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