North Yorkshire
Moors and dales
North Yorkshire is a county in northern England, the largest in the country by area.
It encompasses the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors national parks, along with historic cities like York and Harrogate.
They retired to a village in North Yorkshire.
Historic English city
- HarrogateEnglish spa town, Yorkshire
- ScarboroughEnglish coastal resort town
- WhitbyNorth Yorkshire coastal town
- RichmondVirginia's seat of government
Ripon · Pickering · spa · tearooms · cobbled streets · market square · cathedral · racecourse
North Yorkshire coastal town
- ScarboroughEnglish coastal resort town
- cliffsSteep natural rock walls
- harbourSheltered anchorage for ships
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
fossils · ammonites · jet · seaside · beaches · rockpools · seabirds · Captain Cook
Moorland flowering shrub
- grouseFowl or fuss
- peatWaterlogged decomposed vegetation
- bogAcidic peat wetland
- moorlandOpen uncultivated upland
bracken · wilderness · solitude · plateau · panorama · steam railway · Whitby · hiking
Low areas between hills
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- waterfallsVertical river descents
- cavesNatural underground chambers
- gorgeDeep, narrow valley
dry stone walls · streams · walking · footpaths · scenery · karst · glacial · meadows
Historic English city
- abbeyMonastic house of worship
- castlesFortified royal residences
- monasteriesResidences for religious brothers
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
Vikings · Romans · medieval · Anglo-Saxons · Normans · archaeology · antiquities · conservation
Cultivating land for food
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- villagesSmall rural settlements
- hamletsVery small villages
farmland · livestock · sheep · dry stone walls · hedgerows · market towns · veterinary · creameries
York
Historic English city
- HarrogateEnglish spa town, Yorkshire
- ScarboroughEnglish coastal resort town
- WhitbyNorth Yorkshire coastal town
Richmond · Ripon · Pickering · spa · tearooms · cobbled streets · market square · cathedral · racecourse
Whitby
North Yorkshire coastal town
- ScarboroughEnglish coastal resort town
- cliffsSteep natural rock walls
- harbourSheltered anchorage for ships
fishing · fossils · ammonites · jet · seaside · beaches · rockpools · seabirds · Captain Cook · Dracula
heather
Moorland flowering shrub
moorland · bracken · wilderness · solitude · plateau · panorama · steam railway · Whitby · hiking · rambling
valleys
Low areas between hills
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- waterfallsVertical river descents
- cavesNatural underground chambers
gorge · dry stone walls · streams · walking · footpaths · scenery · karst · glacial · meadows · wildflowers
York
Historic English city
- abbeyMonastic house of worship
- castlesFortified royal residences
- monasteriesResidences for religious brothers
ruins · Vikings · Romans · medieval · Anglo-Saxons · Normans · archaeology · antiquities · conservation · manors
farming
Cultivating land for food
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- villagesSmall rural settlements
hamlets · farmland · livestock · sheep · dry stone walls · hedgerows · market towns · veterinary · creameries · shepherds
- English countiesBerkshire, Cambridgeshire, Cornwall, Derbyshire, Devon
- YorkshireYork, Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Harrogate
- UK regionsEngland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Devon
- TeessideMiddlesbrough, Stockton, South Bank, chemical industry, steel industry
North YorkshireCornwall
Southwestern English peninsula county
Devon · Greater London · Kent · Surrey · Sussex
north, northern, northerly, northward, northerner, northwards, northbound, northing, Yorkshire