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York's 4-kilometer long medieval town walls are the longest in England. United Kingdom, Europe.

York's 4-kilometer long medieval town walls are the longest in England. York lies at the confluence of rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe. Founded by the Romans as Eboracum in 71 AD, it became capital of the Roman province of Britannia Inferior, and later of the kingdoms of Northumbria and Jorvik (mostly controlled by Vikings 875 to 954). In the Middle Ages, York grew as a major wool trading centre and became the capital of the northern ecclesiastical province of the Church of England, to this day. In the 1800s, York became a hub of the railway network and center for confectionery manufacturing. The University of York, health services, and tourism have become major employers.

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York's 4-kilometer long medieval town walls are the longest in England. York lies at the confluence of rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe. Founded by the Romans as Eboracum in 71 AD, it became capital of the Roman province of Britannia Inferior, and later of the kingdoms of Northumbria and Jorvik (mostly controlled by Vikings 875 to 954). In the Middle Ages, York grew as a major wool trading centre and became the capital of the northern ecclesiastical province of the Church of England, to this day. In the 1800s, York became a hub of the railway network and center for confectionery manufacturing. The University of York, health services, and tourism have become major employers.
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