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North York Moors National Park

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North York Moors National Park is a national park in North Yorkshire, England, designated in 1952 under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. It covers about 1,436 square kilometers and contains the largest expanse of heather moorland in the United Kingdom, spanning some 440 square kilometers of the park. Alongside the moorland, the park has deep dales with farmland and woodland and a stretch of the Yorkshire coast with cliffs and rocky shores, and it holds historic abbeys and castles along with almost 1,400 miles of public rights of way. Around 22,935 people lived within the park at the 2021 census. It is managed by the North York Moors National Park Authority, based in Helmsley. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
1952 2
Area (sq km)
1436 1
Governing Body
North York Moors National Park Authority 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
UK National Park Authority 1
Sources
1. North York Moors (Wikipedia)
  • lead section
    The North York Moors is an upland area and national park in North Yorkshire, England.
  • Infobox, area_km2 (converted to square kilometres where the infobox gives another unit)
  • Infobox: governing_body
    North York Moors National Park Authority
  • Lead section
    The area was designated a national park in 1952, through the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    North York Moors National Park Authority
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    North York Moors National Park Authority
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2. Wikidata: North York Moors National Park
  • Wikidata Q24638865, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q24638865 P31 instance-of
  • Wikidata Q24638865 P571 inception
  • Part Of: United Kingdom, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: United Kingdom
On Continent: Europe, Wikidata item for United Kingdom, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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