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{{Short description|County of England}}
{{About|the ceremonial county|the non-metropolitan county|North Yorkshire (district)|the combined authority area|York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority|the historic division|North Riding of Yorkshire|other uses|}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox English county
| official_name = North Yorkshire
| image_main = {{multiple images|border = infobox|perrow = 1 2 1 |total_width = 250px
 |image1 = 2015 Ribblehead Viaduct 1.jpg
 |image2 = River Tees Transporter Bridge 05.jpg
 |image3 = Staithes, North Yorkshire (23473774806).jpg
 |image4 = York Minster from the Lendal Bridge (cropped).jpg
 }}
| image_caption = Top to bottom, left to right: 
[[Ribblehead Viaduct]] in the [[Yorkshire Dales]], the [[Tees Transporter Bridge]] in [[Middlesbrough]], [[Staithes]], and [[York Minster]]
| locator_map = North Yorkshire UK locator map 2010.svg
| map_caption = Location of North Yorkshire within England
| largest_town = [[Middlesbrough]] <!--If York over takes change to largest_city-->
| region = [[Yorkshire and the Humber]] and [[North East England|North East]]
| established_date = 1974
| established_by = [[Local Government Act 1972]]
| origin = [[Yorkshire]]
| lord_lieutenant_office = Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire
| lord_lieutenant_name = [[Johanna Ropner]]<ref>{{cite news |title=New Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire appointed |url=https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/17219937.businesswoman-johanna-ropner-appointed-lord-lieutenant-of-north-yorkshire/ |access-date=14 November 2018 |work=Gazette & Herald |date=13 November 2018 |archive-date=13 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113150824/https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/17219937.businesswoman-johanna-ropner-appointed-lord-lieutenant-of-north-yorkshire/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| high_sheriff_office = High Sheriff of North Yorkshire
| high_sheriff_name = Clare Deborah Granger (2023–24)<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=63990|page=4634|date=10 March 2023 }}</ref>
| ethnicity = {{Plain list|
* 96% White
* 2.0% S. Asian
* 0.6% Black
 }}
| government = 
| joint_committees = 
| districts_map = [[File:North Yorkshire numbered districts 2023.svg|200px]]
| districts_list = 
'''{{colorsample|#FEFE77}} Unitary:'''<br />{{ordered list
 |list_style = margin-left:0;
 |item_style = list-style-position:inside;
 |[[North Yorkshire (district)|North Yorkshire]]
 |[[Redcar and Cleveland]]
 |[[Borough of Middlesbrough|Middlesbrough]]
 |[[Borough of Stockton-on-Tees|Stockton-on-Tees]] (south)
 |[[City of York|York]]
 }}
| MPs = [[List of Parliamentary constituencies in North Yorkshire|List of MPs]]
| police = [[North Yorkshire Police]]<br/>[[Cleveland Police]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|54|6|N|1|21|W|region:GB-NYK_type:adm1st|display=title,inline}}
}}

'''North Yorkshire''' is a [[Ceremonial counties of England|ceremonial county]] in [[Northern England]].<ref group="note">The [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] areas of [[City of York|York]] and [[North Yorkshire (district)|North Yorkshire]] are in Yorkshire and the Humber, and [[Borough of Middlesbrough|Middlesbrough]], [[Redcar and Cleveland]], and [[Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council|Stockton-on-Tees]] are in North East England.</ref> It is bordered by [[County Durham]] to the north, the [[North Sea]] to the east, the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]] to the south-east, [[South Yorkshire]] to the south, [[West Yorkshire]] to the south-west, and [[Cumbria]] and [[Lancashire]] to the west.

The county is the largest in England by land area, at {{cvt|{{English cerem counties|ARE=North Yorkshire}}|km2|sqmi}}, and had a population of {{English cerem counties|POP=North Yorkshire}} in {{English cerem counties|TXT=Year}}. [[Middlesbrough]] and [[Redcar]] are located in the north-east of the county and form part of the [[Teesside]] conurbation, which extends into County Durham. The city of [[York]] is located in the south. The remainder of the county is rural, and its settlements include [[Harrogate]] in the south-west, the city of [[Ripon]] near the centre, and [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] on the coast in the east. For [[Local government in England|local government]] purposes the county comprises the [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] areas of [[North Yorkshire (district)|North Yorkshire]], [[Borough of Middlesbrough|Middlesbrough]], [[Redcar and Cleveland]], [[City of York|York]], and part of [[Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council|Stockton-on-Tees]]. The local authorities of [[City of York Council|York]] and [[North Yorkshire Council|North Yorkshire]] form a [[combined authority]] of [[York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority|the same name]], and the local authorities of the other three areas are part of the [[Tees Valley Combined Authority]]. The county was historically part of [[Yorkshire]].

The centre of the county contains a wide plain, called the [[Vale of Mowbray]] in the north and [[Vale of York]] in the south. The [[North York Moors]] uplands lie to the east, and south of them the [[Vale of Pickering]] is separated from the main plain by the [[Howardian Hills]]. Further east, the county has a coastline on the North Sea. The west of the county contains the [[Yorkshire Dales]], an extensive upland area which contains the source of the [[River Ouse, Yorkshire|River Ouse]]/[[River Ure|Ure]] and many of its tributaries, which together drain most of the county before reaching the [[Humber]] estuary in the south. The Dales also contain the county's highest point, [[Whernside]], at {{convert|736|m|ft|order=flip}}.<ref name="tall hill2">{{cite web |date=26 July 2012 |title=The County Tops |url=http://bubl.ac.uk/org/tacit/marilyns/chapter6.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726194651/http://bubl.ac.uk/org/tacit/marilyns/chapter6.htm |archive-date=26 July 2012 |work=The Relative Hills of Britain }}</ref>

==History==
{{see also|History of local government in Yorkshire}}
North Yorkshire non-metropolitan and ceremonial county was formed on 1 April 1974 as a result of the [[Local Government Act 1972]]. It covered most of the [[North Riding of Yorkshire]], as well as northern parts of the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], northern and eastern [[East Riding of Yorkshire]] and the former [[county borough]] of [[County Borough of York|York]]. [[Northallerton]], as the former county town for the North Riding, became North Yorkshire's county town.<ref>Arnold-Baker, C., ''Local Government Act 1972'', (1973)</ref> In 1993 the county was placed wholly within the Yorkshire and the Humber region. From 1974 to 1996 the area of the non-metropolitan county was the same as the area of the ceremonial county. The county was divided into eight [[Non-metropolitan district|districts]] ([[York]], [[Craven District|Craven]], [[Hambleton District|Hambleton]], [[Borough of Harrogate|Harrogate]], [[Richmondshire]], [[Ryedale]], [[Borough of Scarborough|Scarborough]] and [[Selby District|Selby]]).<ref>{{cite book |title=Guide No. 6: North Yorkshire Gazetteer of Townships and Parishes |date=2021 |orig-date=1986 |publisher=North Yorkshire County Council |location=Northallerton |isbn=978-0-906035-29-0 |page=3 }}</ref>

Some areas which were part of the former [[North Riding]] were in the county of [[Cleveland (county)|Cleveland]] for twenty-two years (from 1974 to 1996) and were placed in the North East region from 1993. When Cleveland was abolished on 1 April 1996, these areas ([[Middlesbrough (borough)|Middlesbrough]], [[Redcar and Cleveland]] and [[Stockton-on-Tees (borough)|Stockton borough]] south of the [[River Tees]]) became part of the ceremonial county as separate unitary authorities. These areas remain within the North East England region.

Also on 1 April 1996, the City of York district and parts of the three adjoining districts ([[Haxby]] and nearby rural areas) became the [[City of York]] [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/610/contents/made |title=The North Yorkshire (District of York) (Structural and Boundary Changes) Order 1995 |access-date=12 May 2022 }}</ref>

On 1 April 2023, the non-metropolitan county became a unitary authority. This abolished the remaining seven district councils and extended the powers of the county council to act as a district council.<ref name="unitary">{{cite web |date=December 2020 |title=A unitary council for North Yorkshire: The Case for Change. Appendix 1. North Yorkshire Data Analysis |url=https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/sites/default/files/fileroot/About%20the%20council/Strongertogether/82237%20North%20Yorkshire%20Council%20A4%20GOV%20-%20Accessible.pdf |access-date=14 May 2022 |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225202746/https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/sites/default/files/fileroot/About%20the%20council/Strongertogether/82237%20North%20Yorkshire%20Council%20A4%20GOV%20-%20Accessible.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The [[York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority]] held its first meeting on 22 January 2024, assumed its powers on 1 February 2024<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/24070196.first-meeting-york-north-yorkshire-combined-authority/ |title=First meeting of York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority |date=24 January 2024 |website=Gazette & Herald |access-date=26 January 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/politics/council/york-and-north-yorkshire-combined-authority-leaders-defend-constitution-4489403 |title=York and North Yorkshire combined authority leaders defend constitution |access-date=26 January 2024 }}</ref> and the first mayor was elected in May 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |title=York & North Yorkshire Devolution |url=https://www.ynydevolution.com/ |website= |publisher=York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership |date= |access-date=29 August 2023 |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829120249/https://www.ynydevolution.com/ |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Disused railway line - geograph.org.uk - 896322.jpg|thumb|[[Rosedale, North Yorkshire|Rosedale]], in the [[North York Moors]]]]
The [[geology of Yorkshire|geology of North Yorkshire]] is closely reflected in its landscape. Within the county are the [[North York Moors National Park|North York Moors]] and most of the [[Yorkshire Dales]], two of eleven areas in England and Wales to be designated [[National parks of England and Wales|national parks]]. Between the North York Moors in the east and the [[Pennines|Pennine Hills]]. The highest point is [[Whernside]], on the Cumbrian border, at {{convert|order=flip|736|m|ft}}.<ref name="tall hill">{{cite web |url=http://bubl.ac.uk/org/tacit/marilyns/chapter6.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726194651/http://bubl.ac.uk/org/tacit/marilyns/chapter6.htm |archive-date=26 July 2012 |date=26 July 2012 |title=The County Tops |work=The Relative Hills of Britain }}</ref> A distinctive hill to the far north east of the county is [[Roseberry Topping]].

North Yorkshire contains several major rivers. The [[River Tees]] is the most northerly, forming part of the border between North Yorkshire and County Durham in its lower reaches and flowing east through [[Teesdale]] before reaching the North Sea near Redcar. The Yorkshire Dales are the source of many of the county's major rivers, including the [[River Aire|Aire]], [[River Lune|Lune]], [[River Ribble|Ribble]], [[River Swale|Swale]], [[River Ure|Ure]], and [[River Wharfe|Wharfe]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rivers and streams |url=https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/about/wildlife/habitats/freshwater/rivers-and-streams/ |access-date=25 June 2023 |website=Yorkshire Dales National Park }}</ref> The Aire, Swale, and Wharfe are tributaries of the Ure/Ouse, which at {{cvt|208|km|mi}} long is the sixth-longest river in the United Kingdom. The river is called the Ure until it meets Ouse Gill beck just below the village of Great Ouseburn, where it becomes the Ouse and flows south before exiting the county near Goole and entering the [[Humber estuary]].<ref>{{cite web |title=River Ure |url=https://www.ydrt.org.uk/home/river-ure/ |access-date=25 June 2023 |website=Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=River Ouse |url=https://www.ydrt.org.uk/home/river-ouse/ |access-date=25 June 2023 |website=Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust }}</ref> The North York Moors are the catchment for a number of rivers: the [[River Leven, North Yorkshire|Leven]] which flows north into the Tees between Yarm and Ingleby Barwick; the [[River Esk, North Yorkshire|Esk]] flows east directly into the North Sea at Whitby as well as the [[River Rye, Yorkshire|Rye]] (which later becomes the [[River Derwent, Yorkshire|Derwent]] at Malton) flows south into the River Ouse at Goole.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rivers |url=https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/discover/rivers |access-date=25 June 2023 |website=North York Moors National Park |archive-date=18 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718125319/http://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/discover/rivers |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The county is less than 10 miles from [[Morecambe Bay]] at its closest point.

===Urban to rural Green belt===
{{further|South and West Yorkshire Green Belt|York Green Belt}}
North Yorkshire contains a small section of [[Green belt (United Kingdom)|green belt]] in the south of the county, which surrounds the neighbouring metropolitan area of Leeds along the North and West Yorkshire borders. It extends to the east to cover small communities such as [[Huby, Harrogate|Huby]], [[Kirkby Overblow]], and [[Follifoot]] before covering the gap between the towns of Harrogate and Knaresborough, helping to keep those towns separate.  The belt extends into the western area of the former Selby district, reaching as far as Tadcaster and [[Balne, North Yorkshire|Balne]]. The belt was first drawn up from the 1950s.

The city of York has an independent surrounding belt area affording protections to several outlying settlements such as Haxby and Dunnington, and it too extends into the surrounding county.

=== Protected landscapes ===
North Yorkshire includes all or most of four nationally protected landscapes, and smaller parts of two more protected landscapes.  The [[Yorkshire Dales National Park]] adjoins the South and West Yorkshire Green Belt in the south and extends across the county into [[Cumbria]] and [[Lancashire]] in the north and west.  The [[North York Moors National Park]], the [[Nidderdale National Landscape]] (adjoining the green belt in the south and the Yorkshire Dales National Park in the west) and the [[Howardian Hills|Howardian Hills National Landscape]] are wholly within the county.  Part of the [[Forest of Bowland |Forest of Bowland National Landscape]], and a small part of the [[North Pennines National Landscape]], are also within the county.

===Climate===
North Yorkshire has a [[temperate]] [[oceanic climate]], like most of the UK. There are large climate variations within the county. The upper [[Pennines]] border on a [[Subarctic]] climate. Overall, with the county being situated in the east, it receives below-average rainfall for the UK. Inside North Yorkshire, the upper Dales of the Pennines are one of the wettest parts of England, where in contrast the driest parts of the Vale of Mowbray are some of the driest areas in the UK.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/regmapavge.html# |title=Regional mapped climate averages |access-date=27 September 2010 |publisher=The Met Office |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229172355/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/regmapavge.html |archive-date=29 December 2010 }}</ref>

Summer temperatures are above average, at 22&nbsp;°C. Highs can regularly reach up to 28&nbsp;°C, with over 30&nbsp;°C reached in [[heat waves]]. Winter temperatures are below average, with average lows of 1&nbsp;°C. Snow and Fog can be expected depending on location. The [[North York Moors]] and [[Pennines]] have snow lying for an average of between 45 and 75 days per year.<ref name="auto1"/> Sunshine is most plentiful on the coast, receiving an average of 1,650 hours a year. It reduces further west in the county, with the [[Pennines]] receiving 1,250 hours a year.

{{Weather box
|location = North Yorkshire
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 15
|Feb record high C = 17
|Mar record high C = 21
|Apr record high C = 24
|May record high C = 29
|Jun record high C = 32
|Jul record high C = 40
|Aug record high C = 33
|Sep record high C = 29
|Oct record high C = 28
|Nov record high C = 19
|Dec record high C = 16
|Jan high C = 6
|Feb high C = 7
|Mar high C = 10
|Apr high C = 13
|May high C = 16
|Jun high C = 19
|Jul high C = 22
|Aug high C = 22
|Sep high C = 18
|Oct high C = 14
|Nov high C = 10
|Dec high C = 7
|Jan low C = 1
|Feb low C = 1
|Mar low C = 2
|Apr low C = 4
|May low C = 7
|Jun low C = 10
|Jul low C = 12
|Aug low C = 12
|Sep low C = 10
|Oct low C = 7
|Nov low C = 4
|Dec low C = 1
|Jan record low C = -14
|Feb record low C = -10
|Mar record low C = -13
|Apr record low C = -3
|May record low C = -1
|Jun record low C = 2
|Jul record low C = 5
|Aug record low C = 4
|Sep record low C = -1
|Oct record low C = -7
|Nov record low C = -14
|Dec record low C = -19
|Jan precipitation mm = 40
|Feb precipitation mm = 35
|Mar precipitation mm = 43
|Apr precipitation mm = 46
|May precipitation mm = 42
|Jun precipitation mm = 47
|Jul precipitation mm = 51
|Aug precipitation mm = 59
|Sep precipitation mm = 53
|Oct precipitation mm = 62
|Nov precipitation mm = 56
|Dec precipitation mm = 59
|year precipitation mm = 593
|source 1 =<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/ukmapavge.html |title=UK mapped climate averages |access-date=27 September 2010 |publisher=The Met Office |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230185431/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/ukmapavge.html |archive-date=30 December 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-11908065 |title=Temperature of −19C is new Yorkshire record |date=3 December 2010 |work=BBC News Online |publisher=BBC |access-date=4 December 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206045542/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-11908065 |archive-date=6 December 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/20290077.temperatures-hit-40c-ryedale-uk-heatwave/ |title=Temperatures hit 40C in Ryedale during UK heatwave |date=19 July 2022 |work=North Yorks Weather |publisher=Gazette Herald |access-date=19 July 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812123955/https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/20290077.temperatures-hit-40c-ryedale-uk-heatwave/ |archive-date=12 August 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-62218587 |title=UK heatwave: Parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire hit 40C |date=19 July 2022 |work=BBC News Online |publisher=BBC |access-date=19 July 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309051123/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-62218587 |archive-date=9 March 2023 }}</ref>
}}

==Governance==
===Local authorities===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!#
!Local authority
!Population
(2021 census)
|-
|–
| Ceremonial county
|1,157,203
|-
|1
|[[North Yorkshire (district)|North Yorkshire]]
|615,491<ref>{{NOMIS2021|id=E10000023|title=North Yorkshire Local Authority|accessdate=18 January 2025 }}</ref>
|-
|2
|[[City of York|York]]
|202,821<ref>{{NOMIS2021|id=E06000014|title=York Local Authority|accessdate=18 January 2025 }}</ref>
|-
|3
|[[Borough of Middlesbrough|Middlesbrough]]
|143,924<ref>{{NOMIS2021|id=E06000002|title=Middlesbrough Local Authority|accessdate=18 January 2025 }}</ref>
|-
|4
|[[Redcar and Cleveland]]
|136,531<ref>{{NOMIS2021|id=E06000003|title=Redcar and Cleveland Local Authority|accessdate=18 January 2025 }}</ref>
|-
|5
|[[Borough of Stockton-on-Tees|Stockton-on-Tees]]<br/>(south Tees)
|58,436<ref>Wards:

* 13,425, [https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04012074 Ingleby Barwick West Ward] Retrieved 14 January 2025{{fv|date=January 2025|reason=Link does not give a page}}
* 11,015, [https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04012074 Yarm Ward] Retrieved 14 January 2025{{fv|date=January 2025|reason=Link does not give a page}}
* 10,647, [https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04012074 Ingleby Barwick East Ward] Retrieved 14 January 2025{{fv|date=January 2025|reason=Link does not give a page}}
* 10,508, [https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04012074 Mandale and Victoria Ward] Retrieved 14 January 2025{{fv|date=January 2025|reason=Link does not give a page}}
* 6,771, [https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04012074 Village Ward] Retrieved 14 January 2025{{fv|date=January 2025|reason=Link does not give a page}}
* 6,072, [https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04012074 Stainsby Hill Ward] Retrieved 14 January 2025{{fv|date=January 2025|reason=Link does not give a page }}</ref>
|}

====Borders====
The county borders multiple counties and districts:
* [[County Durham]]'s [[County Durham (district)|County Durham]], [[Darlington (borough)|Darlington]], [[Stockton borough|Stockton]] (north Tees) and [[Hartlepool (borough)|Hartlepool]];
* [[East Riding of Yorkshire]]'s East Riding of Yorkshire;
* [[South Yorkshire]]'s [[City of Doncaster]];
* [[West Yorkshire]]'s [[City of Wakefield]], [[City of Leeds]] and [[City of Bradford]];
* [[Lancashire]]'s [[City of Lancaster]], [[Ribble Valley]] and [[Borough of Pendle|Pendle]]
* [[Cumbria]]'s [[Westmorland and Furness]].

===Combined authorities===
{{main|York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority|Tees Valley Combined Authority}}
[[File:County Hall - geograph.org.uk - 1583476.jpg|thumb|right|[[County Hall, Northallerton|County Hall]], Northallerton]]
The [[City of York Council]] and [[North Yorkshire Council]] formed the [[York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority]] in February 2024. The elections for the first [[Directly elected mayors in England and Wales|directly elected mayor]] took place in May 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/york-and-north-yorkshire-devolution-deal |title=York and North Yorkshire devolution deal |publisher=[[Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities]] |date=1 August 2022 |access-date=24 October 2022 }}</ref><ref name="auto"/> Both North Yorkshire Council and the combined authority are governed from [[County Hall, Northallerton|County Hall]], Northallerton.<ref>{{cite web |title=The new council |date=26 October 2020 |url=https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/new-council-0 |publisher=North Yorkshire County Council |access-date=1 February 2022 }}</ref>
[[File:Middlesbrough, town hall - geograph.org.uk - 796556.jpg|thumb|[[Middlesbrough Town Hall]]]]

The [[Tees Valley Combined Authority]] was formed in 2016<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/449/made |title=The Tees Valley Combined Authority Order 2016 |publisher=Legislation.gov.uk |access-date=10 August 2016 |archive-date=26 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826113350/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/449/made |url-status=live }}</ref> by five [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authorities]]; [[Middlesbrough Council|Middlesbrough]], [[Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council|Redcar and Cleveland Borough]] both of North Yorkshire, [[Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council|Stockton-on-Tees Borough]] (Uniquely for England, split between North Yorkshire and [[County Durham]]), [[Hartlepool Borough Council|Hartlepool Borough]] and [[Darlington Borough Council|Darlington Borough]] of County Durham.

==Economy==
In large areas of North Yorkshire, agriculture is the primary source of employment. Approximately 85% of the county is considered to be "rural or super sparse".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-and-farming/independent-commission-hears-evidence-how-north-yorkshires-rural-economy-can-achieve-its-potential-1743630 |title=Independent commission hears evidence on how North Yorkshire's rural economy can achieve its potential |website=www.yorkshirepost.co.uk |date=26 January 2020 }}</ref>

Other sectors in 2019 included some manufacturing, the provision of accommodation and meals (primarily for tourists) which accounted for 19 per cent of all jobs. Food manufacturing employed 11 per cent of workers. A few people are involved in forestry and fishing in 2019. The average weekly earnings in 2018 were £531. Some 15% of workers declared themselves as self-employed. One report in late 2020 stated that "North Yorkshire has a relatively healthy and diverse economy which largely mirrors the national picture in terms of productivity and jobs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/news/article/jobs-and-economy-north-yorkshires-rural-commission-calls-evidence |title=Jobs and the economy – North Yorkshire's Rural Commission calls for evidence |first=North Yorkshire County |last=Council |date=24 December 2019 |website=North Yorkshire County Council |access-date=2 March 2021 |archive-date=28 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728063743/https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/news/article/jobs-and-economy-north-yorkshires-rural-commission-calls-evidence |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/18124681.rural-study-group-look-farming-tourism-jobs-north-yorkshire-economy/ |title=Rural study group to look at farming and tourism jobs and the North Yorkshire economy |website=Craven Herald |date=28 December 2019 }}</ref>
[[File:Container Terminal, Teesport - geograph.org.uk - 1453170.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Teesport]] sea port handled over 53 million tonnes of cargo in 2013.]]
[[File:Drax Hales station site geograph-3419210-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg|thumb|left|[[Drax Power Station]] has the highest generating capacity of any power station in the UK.]]

Mineral extraction and power generation are also sectors of the economy, as is high technology.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2874 |title=North Yorkshire population information |publisher=North Yorkshire County Council |date=19 December 2013 |access-date=17 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807220627/http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2874 |archive-date=7 August 2013 }}</ref>

Tourism is a significant contributor to the economy. A study of visitors between 2013 and 2015 indicated that the Borough of Scarborough, including Filey, Whitby and parts of the North York Moors National Park, received 1.4m trips per year on average.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-36459746 |title=Region's coast 'top tourist draw' |date=7 June 2016 |access-date=14 July 2018 |work=BBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927025348/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-36459746 |archive-date=27 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> A 2016 report by the National Park, states the park area gets 7.93 million visitors annually, generating £647&nbsp;million and supporting 10,900 full-time equivalent jobs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/looking-after/advice-and-grants/tourism |title=Tourism: North York Moors National Park |work=North York Moors National Park |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630160900/http://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/looking-after/advice-and-grants/tourism |archive-date=30 June 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Yorkshire Dales have also attracted many visitors. In 2016, there were 3.8 million visits to the National Park including 0.48 million who stayed at least one night. The parks service estimates that this contributed £252&nbsp;million to the economy and provided 3,583 full-time equivalent jobs. The wider Yorkshire Dales area received 9.7&nbsp;million visitors who contributed £644&nbsp;million to the economy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/764708/Trends-in-tourism-in-the-Yorkshire-Dales_2010-16.pdf |title=Trends in tourism in the Yorkshire Dales 2010 to 2016 |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714221919/http://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/764708/Trends-in-tourism-in-the-Yorkshire-Dales_2010-16.pdf |archive-date=14 July 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales are among England's best known destinations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinspiredgrowth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Growing-the-Visitor-Economy-of-the-Protected-Landscapes-Prospectus-v-1.1-FINAL.pdf |title=Growing the Visitor Economy of North Yorkshire's Protected Landscapes |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715113746/https://www.businessinspiredgrowth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Growing-the-Visitor-Economy-of-the-Protected-Landscapes-Prospectus-v-1.1-FINAL.pdf |archive-date=15 July 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Shambles shopper 8686.jpg|thumb|The Shambles, a popular tourist area in York]]

[[York]] is a popular tourist destination. A 2014 report, based on 2012 data, stated that York alone receives 6.9&nbsp;million visitors annually; they contribute £564&nbsp;million to the economy and support over 19,000 jobs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yorkshiregraduates.co.uk/employment-training/yetiss/61/Leisure_Sport_Tourism/Tourism_Travel |title=Tourism and Travel – Leisure, Sport & Tourism – Yorkshire Employment and Training Information |work=Yorkshire Graduates |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715011256/https://www.yorkshiregraduates.co.uk/employment-training/yetiss/61/Leisure_Sport_Tourism/Tourism_Travel |archive-date=15 July 2018 |url-status=dead}}<br/>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-26136096 |title=Tourists spend more than £600m |date=11 February 2014 |publisher=BBC |access-date=27 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712080152/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-26136096 |archive-date=12 July 2018 |url-status=live}}<br/>{{cite web |url=https://www.visityork.org/dbimgs/KeyFacts-ResearchandStatistics(2).pdf |title=Report |publisher=VisitYork |access-date=27 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627202206/https://www.visityork.org/dbimgs/KeyFacts-ResearchandStatistics(2).pdf |archive-date=27 June 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 2017 [[Condé Nast Traveller]] survey of readers, York rated 12th among The 15 Best Cities in the UK for visitors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/best-cities-in-the-uk |title=The best cities in the UK |first=Condé Nast |last=Traveller |website=www.cntraveller.com |access-date=27 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627230655/http://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/best-cities-in-the-uk |archive-date=27 June 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a 2020 Condé Nast Traveller report, York rated as the sixth best among ten "urban destinations [in the UK] that scored the highest marks when it comes to ... nightlife, restaurants and friendliness".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/best-cities-in-the-uk |title=The best cities in the UK in 2021 |date=7 October 2020 |website=CN Traveller |access-date=1 March 2021 |archive-date=7 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307161008/https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/best-cities-in-the-uk |url-status=live }}</ref>

During February 2020 to January 2021, the average property in North Yorkshire county sold for £240,000, up by £8100 over the previous 12 months. By comparison, the average for England and Wales was £314,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.plumplot.co.uk/North-Yorkshire-house-prices.html |title=North-Yorkshire house prices in maps and graphs. |website=www.plumplot.co.uk }}</ref> In certain communities of North Yorkshire, however, house prices were higher than average for the county, as of early 2021: Harrogate (average value: £376,195), Knaresborough (£375,625), Tadcaster (£314,278), Leyburn (£309,165) and Ripon (£299,998), for example.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/19030555.top-expensive-places-live-north-yorkshire/ |title=Top most expensive places to live in North Yorkshire – is your area included? |website=The Northern Echo |date=24 January 2021 |access-date=1 March 2021 |archive-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126005809/https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/19030555.top-expensive-places-live-north-yorkshire/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added for North Yorkshire at current basic prices with figures in millions of British pounds sterling.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_economy/RegionalGVA.pdf |title=Regional Gross Value Added |access-date=6 October 2008 |date=21 December 2005 |publisher=Office for National Statistics |pages=240–253 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201002538/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_economy/RegionalGVA.pdf |archive-date=1 December 2007 }}</ref>
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! Year || Regional Gross Value Added<ref group="note">Components may not sum to totals due to rounding</ref> || Agriculture<ref group="note">includes hunting and forestry</ref> || Industry<ref group="note">includes energy and construction</ref> || Services<ref group="note">includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured</ref>
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| 1995 || '''7,278''' || 478 || 2,181 || 4,618
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| 2000 || '''9,570''' || 354 || 2,549 || 6,667
|-
| 2003 || '''11,695''' || 390 || 3,025 || 8,281
|}

===Effects of the pandemic===
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Unemployment in the county was traditionally low in recent years, but the lockdowns and travel restrictions necessitated by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] had a negative effect on the economy during much of 2020 and into 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/politics/council/north-yorkshire-county-council-facing-toughest-decision-ever-over-tax-bills-3088380 |title=Authority could hike North Yorkshire residents' council tax bills by up to 4.99 per cent |website=www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk |date=7 January 2021 }}</ref> The UK government said in early February 2021 that it was planning "unprecedented levels of support to help businesses [in the UK] survive the crisis".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-55936380 |title=Covid: Lockdown cost Yorkshire economy £8bn, report says |work=BBC News |date=4 February 2021 }}</ref> A report published on 1 March 2021 stated that the unemployment rate in North Yorkshire had "risen to the highest level in nearly 5 years – with under 25s often bearing the worst of job losses".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://planetradio.co.uk/hits-radio/north-yorkshire/news/job-uncertainty-for-north-yorkshire-lost-generation/Job|title=uncertainty for North Yorkshire's 'lost generation' Bauer Radio Ltd}}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

York experienced high unemployment during lockdown periods. One analysis (by the York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership) predicted in August 2020 that "as many as 13,835 jobs in York will be lost in the scenario considered most likely, taking the city's unemployment rate to 14.5%". Some critics claimed that part of the problem was caused by "over-reliance on the booming tourism industry at the expense of a long-term economic plan".<ref name="auto2">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/aug/02/york-crossroads-coronavirus-tourism-city-pandemic |title='No one expected this': York at crossroads as coronavirus takes toll |first=Josh |last=Halliday |date=2 August 2020 |access-date=2 March 2021 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=28 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228184149/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/aug/02/york-crossroads-coronavirus-tourism-city-pandemic |url-status=live }}</ref> A report in mid June 2020 stated that unemployment had risen 114 per cent over the previous year because of restrictions imposed as a result of the pandemic.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/18508829.toughest-time-living-memory---unemployment-141-york/ |title='Toughest time in living memory' – unemployment up 141 in York |work=York Press |access-date=2 March 2021 |archive-date=1 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801201337/https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/18508829.toughest-time-living-memory---unemployment-141-york/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Tourism in the county was expected to increase after the restrictions imposed due the pandemic are relaxed. One reason for the expected increase is the airing of ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (2020 TV series)|All Creatures Great and Small]]'', a TV series about the vet [[James Herriot]], based on a successful series of books; it was largely filmed within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/all-creatures-great-and-small-s1-an-insiders-guide-to-the-yorkshire-dales/ |title=Insider's Guide to the Yorkshire Dales Filming Locations |date=24 January 2021 |work=PBS Masterpiece |access-date=27 February 2021 |quote= |archive-date=10 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510133240/https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/all-creatures-great-and-small-s1-an-insiders-guide-to-the-yorkshire-dales/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The show aired in the UK in September 2020 and in the US in early 2021. One source stated that visits to Yorkshire websites had increased significantly by late September 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/new-creatures-great-small-brings-18988628 |title=New All Creatures Great and Small brings a huge increase in Yorkshire tourism |date=24 September 2020 |work=Examiner |access-date=27 February 2021 |quote= |archive-date=10 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510142406/https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/new-creatures-great-small-brings-18988628 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:A near deserted A1(M) at Leeming.jpg|thumb|Image taken at 17:29 on 7 April 2020 at Leeming in North Yorkshire, overlooking the A1(M)]]

The lockdowns affected traffic volumes across the regions roads, which was also mirrored in road accidents, which totalled 948 in 2020, a drop of 7% on the previous year which had 1,021 accidents.<ref>{{cite web |title=North Yorkshire County Council Transport, Economy and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee 19 January 2023 Road Casualties 2020 and 2021 |url=https://edemocracy.northyorks.gov.uk/documents/s16263/Road%20Casualties%20North%20Yorkshire%202020%20and%2021.html?CT=2#:~:text=948%20road%20collisions%20in%202020,635%20(59%25)%20rural%20collisions. |website=edemocracy.northyorks.gov.uk |access-date=15 September 2024 }}</ref> Additionally, miles travelled by all types of vehicle dropped, with cars having the largest drop, [[Light commercial vehicle|LCV]] and [[Large goods vehicle|HGV]] less so, but pedal bicycle usage slightly increased.<ref>{{cite web |title=Road traffic statistics - Yorkshire and The Humber region |url=https://roadtraffic.dft.gov.uk/regions/8 |website=roadtraffic.dft.gov.uk |access-date=15 September 2024 |archive-date=15 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915210035/https://roadtraffic.dft.gov.uk/regions/8 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Post-pandemic health effects included children worrying more about life and whether a family member would die. A public health report detailed how 76% of children worried daily in 2014, and by 2018, this had dropped to 61%. By 2024, this had risen again to 86%.<ref>{{cite news |title=Major rise in worrying among North Yorkshire children since pandemic - report |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-68512013 |access-date=15 September 2024 |work=BBC News |date=8 March 2024 }}</ref>

== Transport ==
===Bridges===
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North Yorkshire has a number of bridge with clusters such as [[bridges of York]] or in the Tees Lowlands, [[List of crossings of the River Tees|over the River Tees]]. Many are road bridges, railway viaducts or footbridges; such Lendal Bridge in York, [[Saltburn Viaduct]] and the [[Infinity Bridge]] respectively.

The [[Tees Transporter Bridge]], opened in 1911 is a symbol of [[Teesside]] and is one of few surviving [[transporter bridges]] worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imeche.org/news/news-article/11-10-20/Tees_Transporter_Bridge_a_“world-class”_example_of_British_engineering.aspx |title=Tees Transporter Bridge a "world-class" example of British engineering |access-date=21 March 2024 }}</ref> Further inland, the [[Tees Barrage]] complex (which opened in 1995) incorporates a [[Barrage (dam)|tidal barrier]], road bridge, footbridge and [[lock (water navigation)|barge lock]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-65261533 |title=Concerns after Tees Barrage fault causes water level drop |date=14 April 2023 |access-date=21 March 2024 |archive-date=21 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240321205657/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-65261533.amp |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Larpool Viaduct]] near Whitby is a repurposed railway viaduct (footbridge), the viaduct was affected by the [[Beeching cuts]] in 1965 with the rail-line connecting {{rws|Whitby}} to {{rws|Scarborough}} axed. It was opened in 1885, closed in 1965 then repurposed and re-opened in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Rehabilitation of a Victorian Clay Brick Railway Viaduct |first=Stephen W. |last=Garrity |work=Proceedings of 8th International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges |url=http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/42881/5/GC-074.pdf }}</ref>

===Rail===
{{see also|Station usage in North Yorkshire}}
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The [[East Coast Main Line]] (ECML) bisects the county stopping at {{rws|Northallerton}},{{rws|Thirsk}} and {{rws|York}}. Passenger service companies in the area are [[London North Eastern Railway]], [[Northern Rail]], [[TransPennine Express]] and [[Grand Central (train operating company)|Grand Central]].

LNER and Grand Central operate services to the capital on the ECML, Leeds Branch Line and the [[Northallerton–Eaglescliffe Line]]. LNER stop at York, Northallerton and on to County Durham or spur over to the [[Tees Valley Line]] for {{rws|Thornaby}} and {{rws|Middlesbrough}}. The operator also branch before the county for Leeds and run to {{rws|Harrogate}} and {{rws|Skipton}}. Grand Central stop at York, {{rws|Thirsk}} Northallerton and Eaglescliffe then over to the [[Durham Coast Line]] in County Durham.

[[Northern Trains|Northern]] operates the remaining lines in the county, including commuter services on the [[Harrogate Line]], [[Airedale Line]] and York & Selby Lines, of which the former two are covered by the [[West Yorkshire Metro|Metro]] ticketing area. Remaining branch lines operated by Northern include the [[Yorkshire Coast Line]] from Scarborough to Hull, [[York–Scarborough line]] via {{rws|Malton}}, the [[Hull to York Line]] via [[Selby railway station|Selby]], the Tees Valley Line from {{rws|Darlington}} to {{rws|Saltburn}} via Middlesbrough and the [[Esk Valley Line]] from Middlesbrough to {{rws|Whitby}}. Last but certainly not least, the [[Settle-Carlisle Line]] runs through the west of the county, with services again operated by Northern.
[[File:North yorkshire moors railway map.gif|thumb|Current and former railway routes in eastern North Yorkshire]]

The county suffered badly under the [[Beeching cuts]] of the 1960s. Places such as {{rws|Richmond|North Yorkshire}}, {{rws|Ripon}}, {{rws|Tadcaster}}, {{rws|Helmsley}}, {{rws|Pickering}} and the [[Wensleydale]] communities lost their passenger services. Notable lines closed were the [[Scarborough and Whitby Railway]], [[Malton and Driffield Railway]] and the secondary main line between Northallerton and Harrogate via Ripon.

Heritage railways within North Yorkshire include: the [[North Yorkshire Moors Railway]], between {{rws|Pickering}} and {{rws|Grosmont}}, which opened in 1973; the [[Derwent Valley Light Railway]] near York; and the [[Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway]]. The [[Wensleydale Railway]], which started operating in 2003, runs services between {{rws|Leeming Bar}} and {{rws|Redmire}} along a former freight-only line. The medium-term aim is to operate into Northallerton station on the ECML, once an agreement can be reached with [[Network Rail]]. In the longer term, the aim is to reinstate the full line west via {{rws|Hawes}} to {{rws|Garsdale}} on the Settle-Carlisle line.

[[York railway station]] is the largest station in the county, with 11 platforms and is a major tourist attraction in its own right. The station is immediately adjacent to the [[National Railway Museum]].

===Road===
[[File:The A1(M) at Dishforth.jpg|thumb|The A1(M) at [[Dishforth]]]]
The main road through the county is the north–south [[A1(M) motorway (Great Britain)|A1(M)]], which has gradually been upgraded in sections to motorway status since the early 1990s. The only other motorways within the county are the short [[A66 road#A66(M)|A66(M)]] near [[Darlington]] and a small stretch of the [[M62 motorway]] close to [[Eggborough]].<ref name=NY>{{cite web |url=http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=514&p=0 |title=Transport map of shire county divided into districts |format=PDF |access-date=10 October 2008 |publisher=North Yorkshire County Council |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807155113/http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=514&p=0 |archive-date=7 August 2011 }}</ref> The other nationally maintained trunk routes are the [[A168 road|A168]]/[[A19 road|A19]], [[A64 road|A64]], [[A66 road|A66]] and [[A174 road|A174]].

'''Coach and bus'''

Long-distance coach services are operated by [[National Express Coaches|National Express]] and [[Megabus (Europe)|Megabus]]. Local bus service operators include [[Arriva Yorkshire]], Stagecoach, [[Harrogate Bus Company]], The Keighley Bus Company, Scarborough & District ([[East Yorkshire (bus company)|East Yorkshire]]), [[Yorkshire Coastliner]], [[First York]] and the local [[Dales & District]].

===Air===
There are no major airports in the county itself, but nearby airports include [[Teesside International Airport|Teesside International]] ([[Darlington]]), [[Newcastle International Airport|Newcastle]] and [[Leeds Bradford Airport|Leeds Bradford]].

==Education==
===Universities===
The main campus of [[Teesside University]] is in Middlesbrough, while York contains the main campuses of the [[University of York]] and [[York St John University]]. There are also two secondary campuses in the county: [[CU Scarborough]], a campus of [[Coventry University]], and [[Queen's Campus, Durham University]] in Thornaby-on-Tees.

===Colleges===
[[File:Middlesbrough College - geograph.org.uk - 5331852.jpg|thumb|[[Middlesbrough College]]'s sixth-form]]
* [[Askham Bryan College]] of [[land-based college|agriculture]], [[Askham Bryan]] and Middlesbrough
* [[Craven College]], Skipton
* [[Middlesbrough College]]
* [[The Northern School of Art]], Middlesbrough
* [[Prior Pursglove College]]
* [[Redcar & Cleveland College]]
* [[Scarborough Sixth Form College]]
* [[Scarborough TEC]]
* [[Selby College]]
* [[Stockton Riverside College]], Thornaby
* [[York College (York)|York College]]

== Places of interest ==
{{EngPlacesKey|align=right}}
{|
|
* [[Beningbrough Hall]] – [[File:NTE icon.svg]] [[File:HH icon.svg]]
* [[Black Sheep Brewery]]
* [[Bolton Castle]] – [[File:CL icon.svg]]
* [[Brimham Rocks]] – [[File:NTE icon.svg]]
* [[Castle Howard]] and the [[Howardian Hills]] – [[File:HH icon.svg]]
* [[Catterick Garrison]]
* [[Cleveland Hills]]
* [[Drax Power Station]]
* [[Duncombe Park]] – [[stately home]] [[File:HH icon.svg]]
* [[Eden Camp Museum]] – [[File:Museum icon (red).svg]]
* [[Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway]] – [[File:HR icon.svg]]
* [[Eston Nab]]
* [[Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo]] – [[File:Zoo icon.jpg|20px]] [[File:Themepark uk icon.png|15px]]
* [[Helmsley Castle]] – [[File:EH icon.svg]] [[File:CL icon.svg]]
* [[Ingleborough Cave]] – show cave
* [[John Smith's Brewery]]
* [[Jorvik Viking Centre]] – [[File:Museum icon (red).svg]]
* [[Lightwater Valley]] – [[File:Themepark uk icon.png|15px]]
* [[Lund's Tower]]
* [[Malham Cove]]
* [[Middleham Castle]] – [[File:EH icon.svg]] [[File:CL icon.svg]]
|
* [[Mother Shipton's Cave]] – [[File:Museum icon (red).svg]]
* [[National Railway Museum]] – [[File:Museum icon.svg]]
* [[North Yorkshire Moors Railway]] – [[File:HR icon.svg]]
* [[Ormesby Hall]] – Palladian Mansion [[File:NTE icon.svg]] [[File:HH icon.svg]]
* [[Pickering Castle]] — [[File:EH icon.svg]] [[File:CL icon.svg]]
* [[Richmond Castle]] – [[File:EH icon.svg]] [[File:CL icon.svg]]
* [[Ripley Castle]] – Stately home and historic village [[File:HH icon.svg]]
* [[Riverside Stadium]]
* [[Samuel Smith Old Brewery|Samuel Smith's Brewery]]
* [[Shandy Hall]] – stately home [[File:HH icon.svg]]
* [[Skipton Castle]] – [[File:CL icon.svg]]
* [[Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications]] – [[File:EH icon.svg]]
* [[Studley Royal Park]] – [[File:NTE icon.svg]]
* [[Stump Cross Caverns]] – show cave
* [[Tees Transporter Bridge]]
* [[Theakston Brewery]]
* [[Thornborough Henges]]
* [[Earl Crag#Wainman’s Pinnacle|Wainman's Pinnacle]]
* [[Wharram Percy]]
* [[York Castle Museum]] – [[File:Museum icon (red).svg]]
* [[Yorkshire Air Museum]] – [[File:Museum icon (red).svg]]
* [[The Yorkshire Arboretum]]
|}

{{gallery|width=190
|File:White Scar Caves (6358).jpg|[[White Scar Caves|White Scar Cave]] is a popular show cave in [[Chapel-le-Dale (valley)|Chapel-le-Dale]].
|File:Aysgarth Lower Force.JPG|[[Aysgarth Falls]], a popular destination in the [[Yorkshire Dales National Park]] for hikers, can also be reached by a short walk from the main road.
|File:Harrogate - Town Centre and War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 3519903.jpg|[[Harrogate]] is also a popular tourist destination, famous for its [[Victorian Turkish baths]], [[gastronomy]] and high-end shops. The picture is of the Cenotaph.
|File:Yorkshire-Inland.jpg|[[Roseberry Topping]] in the North York Moors
|File:Castle Howard 20060729 001.jpg|[[Castle Howard]]
}}

===Religious sites===
{{further|Category:Churches in North Yorkshire}}
[[File:Fountains Abbey panorama 2016 006.jpg|325px|right|thumb|[[Fountains Abbey]]]]
{|
|
* [[Ampleforth Abbey]] [[File:AP Icon.svg]]
* [[Bolton Abbey]]
* [[Byland Abbey]] – [[File:EH icon.svg]]
* [[Fountains Abbey]] – [[File:NTE icon.svg]]
* [[Gisborough Priory]]
* [[Kirkham Priory]]
|
* [[Mount Grace Priory]] – [[File:EH icon.svg]]
* [[St Peter and St Paul's Church, Pickering|Pickering Parish Church]] — home of [[St Peter and St Paul's Church, Pickering#The Pickering Wall Paintings|The Pickering Wall Paintings]] [[File:AP Icon.svg]]
* [[Rievaulx Abbey]] – [[File:EH icon.svg]]
* [[Ripon Cathedral]] – [[File:AP Icon.svg]]
* [[Selby Abbey]]
* [[Wharram Percy]]
* [[Whitby Abbey]] – [[File:EH icon.svg]]
* [[York Minster]] – [[File:AP Icon.svg]]
|}

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|Bolton Priory Flickr 2017.jpg|[[Bolton Abbey]]
|File:The cathedral in York.jpg|In terms of interior floor area, [[York Minster]] is the 3rd largest cathedral in the United Kingdom.
|File:Rievaulx Abbey 1a.jpg|[[Rievaulx Abbey]]
|File:Whitby Abbey ruins, Yorkshire.jpg|With the first monastery built in the 7th century, the ruins of the medieval [[Whitby Abbey]] still stand today, now famous for its role in ''[[Dracula]]''.
}}

===Seaside===
[[File:Scarbrough-From-Olivers-Mount.jpg|thumb|Scarborough from [[Oliver's Mount]]]]
[[File:The Grand Hotel, Scarborough - geograph.org.uk - 4043721.jpg|thumb|The [[Grand Hotel, Scarborough|Grand Hotel]] in [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] is a [[Grade II* listed building]]. At the time of its grand opening in 1867, it was the largest hotel and the largest brick structure in Europe.]]
{|
|
* [[Filey]]
* [[Redcar]]
* [[Robin Hood's Bay]]
* Scarborough
** [[Scarborough Castle|Castle]] – [[File:EH icon.svg]] [[File:CL icon.svg]]
** [[Peasholm Park]]
** [[Scarborough funiculars|Funiculars]]
** [[Scarborough Spa]]
* Saltburn
** [[Saltburn Cliff Lift|Cliff Lift]]
** [[Saltburn Pier|Pier]]
** [[Saltburn Miniature Railway|Miniature Railway]]
* [[Staithes]]
* Whitby
** [[Captain Cook Memorial Museum]]
** [[Cholmley House]]
** [[Whitby 199 steps|199 Steps]]
** [[Whitby Pavilion|Pavilion]]
** [[Piers of Whitby|Piers]]
|}

==News and media==
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The county receives terrestrial television from four main transmission towers. [[Bilsdale TV Mast|Bilsdale Mast]] transmits in the county's north from near Helmsley in the county; providing [[BBC North East and Cumbria]], [[ITV Tyne Tees]] and [[BBC Radio Tees]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0030/238737/bilsdale-transmitter-research-2022.pdf |title=Bilsdale Transmitter Research 2022 |access-date=24 February 2024 }}</ref>

[[Emley Moor transmitting station|Emley Moor Mast]] transmits in the county's south, between Selby and Northallerton, from West Yorkshire and [[Oliver's Mount]] Mast transmits Scarborough and Filey providing [[BBC Yorkshire]], [[ITV Yorkshire]] and [[BBC Radio York]].

Settle and the county's far west is served by [[BBC Radio Lancashire]], [[BBC North West]] and [[ITV Granada]] from [[Winter Hill TV Mast|Winter Hill Mast]], Lancashire.

==Sport==
===Cricket===
[[Yorkshire County Cricket Club]] play a number of fixtures at [[North Marine Road]], [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] and some 2nd XI games in [[Richmond, North Yorkshire|Richmond]]. The ball game [[Rock-It-Ball]] was developed in the county.

===Association football===
[[File:Middlesbrough West Ham FA Cup semi-final 2006.jpg|thumb|[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] vs [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham]] in FA Cup semi-final 2006]]
North Yorkshire has a number of association football clubs, including:
{|
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* [[Guisborough Town F.C.|Guisborough Town]]
* [[Harrogate Railway Athletic F.C.|Harrogate Railway Athletic]]
* [[Harrogate Town A.F.C.|Harrogate Town]]
* [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
* [[Marske United F.C.|Marske United]]
* [[Northallerton Town F.C.|Northallerton Town]]
* [[Pickering Town F.C.|Pickering Town]]
|
* [[Redcar Athletic F.C.|Redcar Athletic]]
* [[Scarborough Athletic F.C.|Scarborough Athletic]]
* [[Selby Town F.C.|Selby Town]]
* [[Tadcaster Albion A.F.C.|Tadcaster Albion]]
* [[Thornaby F.C.|Thornaby]]
* [[Whitby Town F.C.|Whitby Town]]
* [[York City F.C.|York City]]
|}
[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] are currently the highest-ranked team in the county as they play in the [[EFL Championship]]. In the past, they have won the [[EFL Cup]] and reached the [[UEFA Cup]] final. [[Harrogate Town A.F.C.|Harrogate Town]] play in the [[EFL League Two]]. [[York City F.C.|York City]] play in the [[National League (division)|National League]]. [[Scarborough Athletic F.C.|Scarborough Athletic]], a phoenix club of [[Scarborough F.C.|Scarborough]], play in the [[National League North]]. [[Whitby Town F.C.|Whitby Town]] have reached the FA Cup first round seven times and have played the likes of [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]], [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] and [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]; they currently play in the [[Northern Premier League|Northern Premier League Premier Division]].

===Rugby football===
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[[File:Scarborough Rugby Club - geograph.org.uk - 113831.jpg|200px|thumb|Scarborough ground]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+Rugby Union Teams 2022–23
!League
!Team
!Venue
!Capacity
!Location
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[National League 2 North]]
|[[Harrogate RUFC|Harrogate]]
|Rudding Lane
|
|[[Harrogate]]
|-
|[[Wharfedale R.U.F.C.|Wharfedale]]
|The Avenue
|2,000
|[[Threshfield]]
|-
|[[Regional 1 North East]]
|[[York RUFC|York]]
|Clifton Park
|3,500
|[[York]], North Yorkshire
|-
| rowspan="3" |Regional 2 North East
|Malton & Norton
|The Gannock
|
|[[Malton, North Yorkshire|Malton]]
|-
|[[Scarborough RUFC|Scarborough]]
|Silver Royd
|4,500 (425 seats)
|[[Scalby, North Yorkshire|Scalby]], Scarborough
|-
|Selby
|Sandhill Lane
|
|[[Selby]]
|-
|Regional 2 North
|[[Middlesbrough RUFC|Middlesbrough]]
|Acklam Park
|5,000 (159 seats)
|[[Acklam, Middlesbrough|Acklam]], Middlesbrough
|}
The leading [[rugby union]] teams in the county include [[Wharfedale R.U.F.C.|Wharfedale RUFC]], [[Harrogate RUFC]], but teams also include [[Middlesbrough rugby union football team|Middlesbrough RUFC]] and Acklam RUFC who play their league games in Regional 2 North, a corresponding league of the same level hosting teams from Teesside, County Durham and Northumberland. The [[rugby league]] club, York RLFC, are represented by [[York Knights]] who play in the [[RFL Championship|Rugby League Championships]] and [[York Valkyrie]] in the [[RFL Women's Super League]].

===Racing===
[[File:The winning post - geograph.org.uk - 437203.jpg|thumb|right|[[York Racecourse]]]]

North Yorkshire has multiple [[racecourses]], at: [[Catterick Bridge Racecourse|Catterick Bridge]], [[Redcar Racecourse|Redcar]], [[Ripon Racecourse|Ripon]], [[Thirsk Racecourse|Thirsk]] and [[York Racecourse|York]]. It also has one [[Auto racing|motor racing]] circuit, [[Croft Circuit]]; the circuit holds meetings of the [[British Touring Car Championship]], [[British Superbike]] and [[Pickup Truck Racing]] race series and one Motorcycle Racing Circuit at Oliver's Mount, Scarborough.

==See also==
* [[Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire|List of Lords Lieutenant of North Yorkshire]]
* [[High Sheriff of North Yorkshire|List of High Sheriffs of North Yorkshire]]
* [[List of settlements in North Yorkshire by population]]
* [[Listed buildings in North Yorkshire]]
* [[Demographics of Tees Valley]]

== Notes ==
{{Reflist|group=note}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wiktionary|North Yorkshire}}
{{Commons category|North Yorkshire}}
{{Wikivoyage}}
* [https://www.nyll.org.uk North Yorkshire Lieutenancy]
* [http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/ North Yorkshire Council]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140422132915/http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.uk/search/results.aspx?index=0&mainQuery=&searchType=all&form=basic&theme=&county=NORTH%20YORKSHIRE&district=&placeName= Images of North Yorkshire] at the [[English Heritage Archive]]

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