York city walls

Grade I listed urban defence in York, United Kingdom
AdministrativeArea city_walls Q4205980
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York city walls

Summary

York city walls is a city walls[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • York city walls is located in City of York[3].
  • York city walls is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • York city walls's instance of is recorded as city walls[5].
  • The location of York city walls was York[6].
  • York city walls's Commons category is recorded as City walls, York[7].
  • York city walls comprises City walls attached to Tower Place[8].
  • York city walls comprises City Wall From The Red Tower To Fishergate Postern Tower Fishergate Bar Fishergate Postern Tower The Red Tower Walmgate Bar[9].
  • York city walls comprises City Wall From Bootham Bar To Layerthorpe Monk Bar Robin Hoods Tower[10].
  • York city walls comprises City Wall From Lendal Hill House To The Lodge, Museum Gardens[11].
  • York city walls comprises City wall from Multangular Tower to rear of number 8 St Leonards Place[12].
  • York city walls comprises Multangular Tower And Wall Attached To South East[13].
  • York city walls comprises City wall from Baile Hill to Barker Tower, including Barker Tower and North Street Postern, Victoria Bar and Micklegate Bar[14].
  • York city walls comprises Roman Wall Approximately 20 Metres South East Of Monk Bar[15].
  • York city walls comprises City Walls, gates, posterns (not including the section from Bootham Bar to Monk Bar, N of the Minster, now part of National Monument No 13280), moats, mounds, Bayle (or Baile) Hill, St Leonard's Hospital and Merchant Taylor's Hall, Aldwark[16].
  • York city walls's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.9553, 'lon': -1.081}[17].
  • York city walls's historic county is recorded as Yorkshire[18].

Body

Geography

York city walls is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in City of York[3].

Designation and Status

York city walls's instance of is recorded as city walls[5].

Why It Matters

York city walls has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Edward · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Coordinate location {'lat': 53.9553, 'lon': -1.081}
    Historic county Yorkshire
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