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North Yorkshire (county) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 54 10 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 54.1667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 001 30 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -1.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: County created in 1974 from most of the North Riding and parts of the West and East Ridings of Yorkshire; it is currently divided into eight districts. Langbaurgh, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, and the city of York became independent unitary authorities in 1996. Comprises two upland plains and deep valleys; inhabited by prehistoric people; Romans ruled area; was possibly the Romano-British kingdom of Elmet before the 7th century; noted for numerous castles; economy based on farming, livestock, and food-processing; administrative center is Northallerton. |
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| North Yorkshire (preferred,C,V,O,English,U)
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| N Yorkshire (C,V)
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| County of North Yorkshire (NA,V,English,U)
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| North Yorkshire, County of (NA,V,English,U)
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| UKJ7 (NA,V,FIPS)
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| Ceremonial County North Yorkshire (C,U,English)
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| county (preferred, C) |
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| agricultural land (C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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| general region (C) |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Ceremonial County North Yorkshire.......... |
[VP] |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 11609043 |
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