York

city in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Organization county_town Q42462
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York

Summary

York is a county town[1]. York draws 11,801 Wikipedia views per month (county_town category, ranking #3 of 22).[2]

Key Facts

  • York is located in City of York[3].
  • York is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • York is on the body of water River Ouse[5].
  • York's instance of is recorded as county town[6].
  • York's instance of is recorded as big city[7].
  • York's instance of is recorded as unparished area[8].
  • York's instance of is recorded as city[9].
  • Taxus is named after York[10].
  • York followed Eboracum[11].
  • York's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dijon[12].
  • York's twinned administrative body is recorded as Münster[13].
  • York's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nanjing[14].
  • York's postal code is recorded as YO1, YO10, YO19, YO23, YO24, YO26, YO30, YO31, YO32[15].
  • York's Commons category is recorded as York, England[16].
  • York's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[17].
  • York's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[18].
  • York's local dialing code is recorded as 01904[19].
  • 71 marks the founding of York[20].
  • York's OS grid reference is recorded as SE603517[21].
  • York's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.95, 'lon': -1.0833333333333}[22].
  • York's official website is recorded as https://www.york.gov.uk/[23].
  • York's IPA transcription is recorded as jɔːk[24].
  • York's topic's main category is recorded as Category:York[25].
  • York's Commons gallery is recorded as York[26].
  • York has a population of {'amount': '+181131'}[27].

Body

Founding

71 marks the founding of York[20].

Identity

York's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'York'}[28]. York followed Eboracum[11].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for York include New York City[29], a global city[30], in United States[31], founded in 1624[32]; York City F.C.[33], an association football club[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1922[36], headquartered in Huntington[37]; Duke of York[38], a title of nobility in the United Kingdom[39], in Kingdom of England[40]; York County[41], a county of Pennsylvania[42], in United States[43], founded in 1749[44], headquartered in York[45]; York railway station[46], a railway station[47], in United Kingdom[48]; Margaret Clitherow[49], a housewife[50], 1555–1586[51], of Kingdom of England[52]; HMS York[53]; and York[54].

Why It Matters

York draws 11,801 Wikipedia views per month (county_town category, ranking #3 of 22).[2] York has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] York is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

Entities named for York include New York City[29], a global city[30], in United States[31], founded in 1624[32]; York City F.C.[33], an association football club[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1922[36], headquartered in Huntington[37]; Duke of York[38], a title of nobility in the United Kingdom[39], in Kingdom of England[40]; York County[41], a county of Pennsylvania[42], in United States[43], founded in 1749[44], headquartered in York[45]; York railway station[46], a railway station[47], in United Kingdom[48]; and Margaret Clitherow[49], a housewife[50], 1555–1586[51], of Kingdom of England[52].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [12] . york.gov.uk. york.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . york.gov.uk. york.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . york.gov.uk. york.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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  8. [54] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0269463-York-Anglie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0269463-York-Anglie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  2. 27d ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Latin place names id e/eboraci
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9314]]: e/eboraci, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293215376|Eboraci (#293215376)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7983|Latin Place Names]] #m"
  3. 8w ago · DanGFSouza · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subreddit York
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P3984]]: york, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/144671418|york (#144671418)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5569|Subreddit Directory]] #mix'n'"
  4. 9w ago · PRINT-CaseyWolf · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Alvin id alvin-place:905
    Opendomesday settlement id SE6052/york
    Reddit topic id
    Located in or next to body of water
    + 208 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2163]]: 1208113"
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