York

North Yorkshire, England is home to the historic city of York, which has a cathedral and was founded by the Romans. It is located at the meeting point of the rivers Ouse and Foss. It is the historic county town of the English county of Yorkshire. Buildings and other structures in the city have stood the test of time, such as the minster, the castle, and the city walls. It is the main village in the greater City of York district and serves as the administrative centre for that region, which encompasses a bigger area than the city itself does. The population of the city centre, which is considered to be an unparished region, was 117,724. While there were 210,618 people living in the district as a whole.

In the year 71 AD, the town first known as Eboracum was established. After that, it was made the capital of the Roman province of Britannia Inferior, and later on, it was also the seat of the kingdoms of Deira, Northumbria, and Jorvik. During the Middle Ages, it developed into a major hub for the wool trade and became the centre of the ecclesiastical province of northern England. In the 19th century, it developed into a significant junction for the railway network and a centre for candy manufacture. The city was attacked as a part of the Baedeker Blitz during World War II; nevertheless, the city was not as severely damaged by the war as other northern cities were, and some historic structures were not repaired until the 1960s.

The city is one of 15 in England to have a lord mayor, and it is one of only two to have the title The Right Honourable appended, with London's being the other. Historically, the city was administered as a county corporate and was thus excluded from the riding system of the county. Since then, the city has been subdivided into a municipal borough, then a county borough, and most recently into a non-metropolitan district. The present district encompasses all of the towns and rural regions in the surrounding area, including Haxby; the local council for this district is in charge of ensuring that all of the community's needs are met, including the provision of services and amenities. The population of the city was estimated to be 153,717 at the 2011 census, while the population of the larger district was estimated to be in the middle of 2019. population of 210,618, placing it as the 87th most populated location in all of England. Data from the census taken in 2021 reveal that York's population is 202,800, representing a 2.4% rise from the population count taken in 2011.