York is a compact, walled city in North Yorkshire in England, sitting where the River Ouse meets the River Foss. Its roots as the Roman fortress Eboracum and later Viking town Jorvik are visible everywhere, from the sweeping Gothic of York Minster to the narrow, timbered lanes of the Shambles and the well-preserved city walls.
Today York mixes a strong tourist economy-museums such as the National Railway Museum, a busy calendar of festivals and a popular Christmas market-with education and creative industries around the University of York. Longstanding local flavours from firms like Rowntree, lively theatre and music scenes, and events at venues such as York Racecourse keep the city socially diverse and culturally active.
Postcode districts covering York
YO1, YO10, YO19, YO23, YO24, YO26, YO30, YO31, YO32, YO41
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 21.7 miles
- Harrogate 18.7 miles
- Castleford 19.5 miles
- Pontefract 20.5 miles
- Yeadon 24.8 miles
- Selby 12.3 miles
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 22.9 miles
- Goole 19.5 miles
- Horsforth 24.1 miles
- Thorne 24.3 miles
- Ripon 21.8 miles
- Kippax 17.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Micklegate Ward 0.6 miles
- Guildhall Ward 0.6 miles
- Clifton Ward 0.9 miles
- Holgate Ward 1 mile
- Fishergate Ward 1 mile
- Heworth Ward 1.3 miles
- Rawcliffe & Clifton Without Ward 1.8 miles
- Acomb Ward 1.8 miles
- Heslington Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Clifton Without Parish 1.9 miles
- Dringhouses & Woodthorpe Ward 1.9 miles
- Hull Road Ward 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in York
YO30 6HN, YO26 5PQ, YO26 4WY, YO30 5ZL, YO24 4BD, YO31 8HE, YO30 5FP, YO26 5RH, YO10 3AT … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 24.3 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 33.1 miles
- York Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Poppleton Railway Station 2.8 miles
Hotels in York Ad
- The Churchill Hotel 4
- The Fat Badger 4
- No 1 by GuestHouse, York 4
- The Minster Hotel 3
- Malmaison York 4
- The Waggon & Horses 3
- The Milner York formerly the Principal York 5
- Hotel Clementine 4
- Hampton by Hilton York Piccadilly 3
- The Dean Court 4
Schools in York
- Acomb Primary School Primary
- All Saints Catholic School York Secondary
- Applefields School Special
- Archbishop Holgate's School, A C of E Academy Secondary
- Badger Hill Primary Academy Primary
- Bootham School Independent - all ages
- Burton Green Primary School Primary
- Carr Infant School Primary
- Carr Junior School Primary
- Clifton Green Primary School Primary
- Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School Primary
- Dringhouses Primary School Primary
- Fishergate Primary School Primary
- Fulford School Secondary
- Haxby Road Primary Academy Primary
- Hempland Primary School Primary
- Heworth C of E Primary School Primary
- Hob Moor Community Primary Academy Primary
- Hob Moor Oaks Academy Special
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Local points of interest
- National Railway Museum Museum 0.4 miles
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 0.8 miles
- Wentworth College College 1.4 miles
- York Racecourse Recreation 1.4 miles
- University of York University 1.5 miles
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 3.1 miles
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 6.8 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 7.8 miles
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 7.8 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 11.5 miles
- Castle Howard Estate 13.3 miles
- Castle Howard Country house 13.5 miles