Category Archives: Yorkshire Facts – Interesting and Unusual

Information and facts about Yorkshire Towns and Cities that are worth a visit (and aren’t they all)

Yorkshire You are Welcome to It!

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Hortoris

Taciturn, dour, gruff even but Yorkshire folk have infinite pride in their county. For that reason you are welcome to visit or live in the area but do not expect full acceptance to take less than a generation or three. … Continue reading →

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Boulby for Mines and Underground Laboratories

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Hortoris

Boulby is a working potash and rock-salt mine with hundreds of miles of underground roads, tunnels and caverns. Alum was also mined near by to supply the die industry but potash and rock salt are now the main products taken … Continue reading →

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Cycle York

Posted on September 16, 2012 by tejvan

York is a UK cycling city with one of the highest levels of cycling in the county. A recent cycle festival at Rowntree Park, York attracted many people to enjoy the pleasures and fun of cycling. York and BMX skills … Continue reading →

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North Yorkshire Flora & Rare Plants of Teesdale

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Hortoris

Upper Teesdale lies in four counties Cumberland, Westmorland, Durham and the North Riding of Yorkshire. On Widdybank Fell there are two plants not found anywhere else in Britain. The rock violet or Teesdale violet, Viola rupestris and Sandwort or Minuartia … Continue reading →

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Premiership Yorkshire Three Teams 2009/10?

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Hortoris

It is 19th April and the top Yorkshire football teams are striving for Premiership football next season. Hull City AFC deserve to succeed after promotion last year and warming the cockles of so many hearts at the beginning of the … Continue reading →

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