York, England

From Stormravengaming

York is a city in North Yorkshire, England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. York is the traditional county town of Yorkshire, to which it lends its name. However, it did not form part of any of the three historic divisions of Yorkshire, known as ridings: East, North and West. The York urban area has a population of 137,505, while the entire unitary authority has a population of 184,900.

Traditionally the term City of York was reserved for the area within the city walls. (A small area outside of the walls, the Ainsty, was often associated with the City, resulting in the term the City and Ainsty of York.) But the modern City of York, created on April 1, 1996, is much larger. It is a unitary authority and, apart from York itself, includes several neighboring parishes which formerly belonged to the surrounding districts of Harrogate, Ryedale and Selby. It borders on the non-metropolitian counties of North Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire, though for ceremonial purposes is part of North Yorkshire.

York is the seat of the Archbishop of York, metropolitan bishop of the Province of York. It is home to the University of York, founded in 1963, and York St John University, which gained university status in 2006. The city often suffers from flooding.

For a full description of the real-world city, see the article at Wikipedia.

In TV Superheroes

Vampire hunter Daniel Holtz lived in York until his family was killed there in 1764.