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York is a city in North Yorkshire, England. It may also refer to:
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Places named York
There are a large number of places called York or Yorke throughout the world.
Australia
Canada
- York, Ontario, now part of Toronto
- York, Upper Canada, until 1834 what is now Toronto
- York Centre, an electoral district in Ontario
- York County, New Brunswick
- York County, Ontario, now part of the York Regional Municipality
- York South—Weston, an electoral district in Ontario
- York University, third-largest university in Canada
- Neighbourhood of York in Edmonton, Alberta.
Germany
- Jork, a small town in Germany
Greenland
Sierra Leone
United States
- York, Alabama
- York, Maine
- York, Montana
- York, Nebraska
- York, New York
- York, North Dakota
- York, Pennsylvania
- York, South Carolina
- York, Wisconsin:
- York Charter Township, Michigan
- York County, Maine
- York County, Massachusetts, a defunct county in what is now Maine
- York County, Nebraska
- York County, Pennsylvania
- York County, South Carolina
- York County, Virginia
- York Harbor, Maine
- York Haven, Pennsylvania
- York River, Virginia
- York Springs, Pennsylvania
- York Township, Arkansas
- York Township, Minnesota
- York Township, Ohio:
- York Township, Athens County, Ohio
- York Township, Darke County, Ohio
- York Township, Flushing County, Ohio
- York Township, Fulton County, Ohio
- York Township, Medina County, Ohio
- York Township, Morgan County, Ohio
- York Township, Sandusky County, Ohio
- York Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
- York Township, Union County, Ohio
- York Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
- York Township, Pennsylvania
See also
- Jórvík, the Viking Kingdom of York
- East York
- Little York
- New York (disambiguation)
- North York (disambiguation)
- West York
- Yorkana
- Yorkshire (disambiguation)
- Yorkton
- Yorktown
- Yorkville
People named York or Yorke
York or Yorke has been the surname of a number of people through history.
People named York
- See York (surname)
People named Yorke
- Charles Philip Yorke, a 19th century British politician.
- Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke, a 19th century British politician.
- Charles Yorke, an 18th century British historian and politician.
- Dwight Yorke, a footballer from Trinidad and Tobago; not to be confused with the convicted cult leader and child molester Dwight York.
- Henry Readhead Yorke, an 18th century political author and accused spy
- James A. Yorke, a mathematician and physicist.
- Joseph Sydney Yorke, a British admiral and politician in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- Michael D. Yorke, An engineer and mathematical computer programmer.
- Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, a British lawyer and politician in the 18th century.
- Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, a British historian and politician in the 18th century.
- Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke, a British politician in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- Thom Yorke, an influential English musician, the lead singer of the English rock band Radiohead, and a solo artist.
- York (Lewis and Clark), a slave in the Lewis and Clark expedition
Educational institutions
- University of York, in York, England.
- York University, in Toronto, Canada.
- York College (Nebraska), in York, Nebraska
- York College (New York), in Jamaica, New York
- York College of Pennsylvania, in York, Pennsylvania
- York College (York), in York, England
- York County Community College, in Wells, Maine
- York Community High School, in Elmhurst, Illinois
- York High School in York, Maine
- York High School in York, Nebraska
- York High School in Yorktown, Virginia
- York School (California) in Monterey, California
Other uses and meanings
- Archbishop of York, the junior of the two archbishops of the Church of England.
- Avro York, a 1940's transport aircraft.
- Duke of York, a title held by various members of the British royal family through history.
- The House of York, a 15th century dynasty of English kings.
- Jamón de York, cooked sliced ham.
- The York Rite is a branch of freemasonry.
- York City football club.
- York International is a major HVAC manufacturer.
- Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS York.
- St Mary's Abbey (sometimes referred to as 'York')en-ws
- York (Game), a free tile placement game based on Carcassonne. [1]
- York Fitness, a manufacturer of fitness products
- York Peppermint Pattie is a candy manufactured by The Hershey Company
- York, an American cigarette brand, popular during the 1960s: "York imperial-size cigarettes."
- york also means a type of harness used for oxens to do work for men (usually named "yoke")
Music
- York, a German dance music project
See also
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