York (disambiguation)

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York is a city in North Yorkshire, England. It may also refer to:

Contents 1 Places named York 1.1 Australia 1.2 Canada 1.3 Germany 1.4 Greenland 1.5 United States 1.6 See also 2 People named York or Yorke 2.1 People named York 2.2 People named Yorke 3 Educational institutions 4 Other uses and meanings 5 Music

[edit] Places named York

There are a large number of places called York or Yorke throughout the world.

[edit] Australia

• Cape York Peninsula
• York, Western Australia
• Yorke Peninsula

[edit] Canada

• York, Ontario, now part of Toronto
• York, Upper Canada, until 1834 what is now Toronto
• York Centre, an electoral district in Ontario
• York County, New Brunswick
• York County, Ontario, now part of the York Regional Municipality
• York South—Weston, an electoral district in Ontario
• York University, third-largest university in Canada
• Neighbourhood of York in Edmonton, Alberta.

[edit] Germany

• Jork, a small town in Germany

[edit] Greenland

• Cape York, Greenland

[edit] United States

• York, Alabama
• York, Maine
• York, Montana
• York, Nebraska
• York, New York
• York, North Dakota
• York, Pennsylvania
• York, South Carolina
• York, Wisconsin:
  • York, Clark County, Wisconsin
  • York, Dane County, Wisconsin
  • York, Green County, Wisconsin
• York Charter Township, Michigan
• York County, Maine
• York County, Massachusetts, a defunct county in what is now Maine
• York County, Nebraska
• York County, Pennsylvania
• York County, South Carolina
• York County, Virginia
• York Harbor, Maine
• York Haven, Pennsylvania
• York River, Virginia
• York Springs, Pennsylvania
• York Township, Arkansas
• York Township, Minnesota
• York Township, Ohio:
  • York Township, Athens County, Ohio
  • York Township, Darke County, Ohio
  • York Township, Flushing County, Ohio
  • York Township, Fulton County, Ohio
  • York Township, Medina County, Ohio
  • York Township, Morgan County, Ohio
  • York Township, Sandusky County, Ohio
  • York Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
  • York Township, Union County, Ohio
  • York Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
• York Township, Pennsylvania

[edit] See also

• Jórvík, the Viking Kingdom of York
• East York
• Little York
• New York (disambiguation)
• North York (disambiguation)
• West York
• Yorkana
• Yorkshire (disambiguation)
• Yorkton
• Yorktown
• Yorkville

[edit] People named York or Yorke

York or Yorke has been the surname of a number of people through history.

[edit] People named York

See York (surname)

[edit] People named Yorke

• Charles Philip Yorke, a 19th century British politician.
• Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke, a 19th century British politician.
• Charles Yorke, an 18th century British historian and politician.
• Dwight Yorke, a footballer from Trinidad and Tobago; not to be confused with the convicted cult leader and child molester Dwight York.
• Henry Readhead Yorke, an 18th century political author and accused spy
• James A. Yorke, a mathematician and physicist.
• Michael D. Yorke, An engineer and mathematical computer programmer.
• Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, a British lawyer and politician in the 18th century.
• Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, a British historian and politician in the 18th century.
• Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke, a British politician in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
• Thom Yorke, an influential English musician, the lead singer of the English rock band Radiohead, and a solo artist.
• Alvin York, a U.S. soldier in World War I

[edit] Educational institutions

• University of York, in York, England.
• York University, in Toronto, Canada.
• York College (Nebraska), in York, Nebraska
• York College (New York), in Jamaica, New York
• York College of Pennsylvania, in York, Pennsylvania
• York College (York), in York, England
• York County Community College, in Wells, Maine
• York Community High School, in Elmhurst, Illinois
• York High School in York, Maine
• York High School in York, Nebraska
• York High School in Yorktown, Virginia
• York School (California) in Monterey, California

[edit] Other uses and meanings

• Archbishop of York, the junior of the two archbishops of the Church of England.
• Avro York, a 1940's transport aircraft.
• Duke of York, a title held by various members of the British royal family through history.
• The House of York, a 15th century dynasty of English kings.
• The York Rite is a branch of freemasonry.
• York City football club.
• York International is a major HVAC manufacturer.
• Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS York.
• St Mary's Abbey (sometimes referred to as 'York')^en-ws
• York (Game), a free tile placement game based on Carcassonne. [1]
• York Fitness is a major international manufacturer of fitness products, which specializes in cardiovascular equipment (treadmills, rowers, bikes, cross-trainers and steppers) and resistance equipment (weight-training machines, barbells, dumbbells). They also produce accessories for the gym (gloves, balls, supports, etc.), boxing, football and martial arts as well as a range of protein and other supplements.
• York Peppermint Pattie is a candy manufactured by The Hershey Company
• york, also means a type of harness used for oxens to do work for men.

[edit] Music

• York, a German dance music project