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The University of York [7] (abbreviated as Ebor or York for post-nominals) is a public collegiate research university in York, England. Established in 1963, the university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects. South-east of the city of York, [8] the university campus is about 500 acres (200 ...
Sandringham House is a country house in the parish of Sandringham, Norfolk, England. It is one of the royal residences of Charles III, whose grandfather, George VI, and great-grandfather, George V, both died there. The house stands in a 20,000-acre (8,100 ha) estate in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
53°58′N 1°05′W / . 53.96°N 1.08°W. / 53.96; -1.08. York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss. It is the county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a minster, castle, and city walls.
York University ( French: Université York ), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, [3] and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, and over 370,000 alumni worldwide. [3] It has 11 faculties, including the Lassonde School of ...
Heslington Hall. Heslington Hall is a Grade II* listed manor house near the village of Heslington, North Yorkshire, England, within the city of York. The hall is part of the campus of the University of York . The original house dated from 1565 to 1568, but it was largely rebuilt in 1852–4. The present building comprises a central nine-bay two ...
The Red House (York) Coordinates: 53°57′42″N 1°05′06″W. The Red House, seen from Duncombe Place. The Red House is a grade II* listed building in the city centre of York, in England. The house lies on Duncombe Place, on the corner of St Leonard's Place. Its site is believed to be that of the east gate of St Leonard's Hospital.
Alnwick Castle. / 55.4158; -1.7062. Alnwick Castle ( / ˈænɪk / ⓘ) is a castle and country house in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of the 12th Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman conquest and renovated and remodelled a number of times.
The history of York, England, as a city dates to the beginning of the first millennium AD but archaeological evidence for the presence of people in the region of York dates back much further to between 8000 and 7000 BC. As York was a town in Roman times, its Celtic name is recorded in Roman sources (as Eboracum and Eburacum ); after 400, Angles ...