The bustling city of York owes its vibrancy to its three major draws: education, tourism, and service industries. The fact that these elements are present in what is arguably one of the most beautiful cities in England is a very happy, additional advantage for what is the largest settlement in North Yorkshire.
York has been a city of great significance in England since it was founded by Romans in 71 AD. More recently In 2010, the city was named ‘Safest Place to Live’ in the Conde Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards and, in 2017, it became the first Human Rights City in the U.K, with local government formally committing to feature human rights in all decision making.
York is a major railway hub – to the extent that it houses the National Railway Museum – and is a principal station on the East Coast Main Line between London and Edinburgh. Travellers from York can reach London in less than two hours by train and rail services link York to Scarborough, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, and the south west of England through Birmingham.
While the central, urban area of York is vibrant and impressive, the council area it covers includes many neighbouring and outlying towns and villages – from Strensall in the north, to Kexby in the east; from Deighton in the south, to Hessay in the west – each with its own history, atmosphere, and amenities.
The top three secondary schools in York are the independent institutions Queen Ethelburga’s College, St Peter’s School, and Bootham School – closely followed by Fulford School, which is a community school catering for those aged 11 to 18 years. Its top three primary schools are St Paul’s Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Knavesmire Primary School, and St Wilfrid’s Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary School. The York area is so vast, however, that there is a total of 63 publicly funded schools from which to choose, including those maintained by the local authority, along with academies.
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