Counties of the UK: North Yorkshire

 

This is the next instalment of my monthly feature going through the Counties of the UK in alphabetical order to check out things of interest.  I hope you enjoy it

 

Location – North Yorkshire is quite large.  But 40% of it is National Parks.

 

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County seat – Northallerton

 

Unusual town name – Crackpot

 

 

Signature foods – Yorkshire Pudding, Coverdale Cheese, Yorkshire Curd Tart

 

Famous places to visit – Yorkshire Dales, York Minster, York Maze, Harrogate, World's Oldest Sweet Shop (Pateley Bridge), Mother Shipton's Cave (Knaresborough), Scarborough (Britain's first seaside resort)

 

Famous people from the county – WH Auden (poet), Dame Judi Dench (and who is that photo bombing the picture?), Sir Ben Kingsley, Frankie Howerd, Guy Fawkes, Joanne Frogatt (Anna in Downton)

 

Go to this Pinboard to see the Counties of the UK