North Yorkshire

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A map showing where North Yorkshire is in England (coloured red).
A map showing where North Yorkshire is in England (coloured red).
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North Yorkshire is a large county in the north of England. Two of the 11 UK National Parks (the North York Moors and most of the Yorkshire Dales) are in North Yorkshire.

The county was set up in 1974. The main city of North Yorkshire, which is York, was made a unitary authority in 1996.

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