York is a city within the geographical boundaries of North Yorkshire, England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. It is a very popular area for many businesses seeking office space to rent and office space to lease. The York urban area has a population of 137,505 whilst the entire unitary authority has a population of 184,900. Its geographic coordinates are 53°57'N 1°05'W.
York's economy is based largely on tourism and other service-based industries. Major employers now include City of York Council, Norwich Union, Card Protection Plan and Nestlé, amongst others. Its thriving economy makes York office space to rent and office space to lease highly popular throughout the area.
York is the headquarters of the confectionery manufacturer Nestlé Rowntree, and home to the KitKat, Smarties and eponymous Yorkie bar chocolate brands, as well as many other SME businesses located in York office space to rent and York office space to lease.
The University of York, on the edge of the city, is regularly placed in the top 10 UK universities. Until 2006 it was York's only institution with university status, when York St John University College, formerly an autonomous college of University of Leeds, attained full university status as York St John University (and is regularly placed in the bottom 10 UK universities). The city also hosts a branch of the College of Law.
Apart from office space to rent and office space to rent, York also has tourist attractions which include: York Minster, the largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe, stands at the city's centre. Clifford's Tower, a quatrefoil keep built on top of a Norman motte, was the site of a massacre of Jews in 1190. The Shambles is a narrow medieval street. It contains the shrine of Margaret Clitherow, and many gift shops. York has many other narrow streets and passages, commonly known as Snickelways. There are many museums, including the Castle Museum, Yorkshire Museum & Gardens, Richard III Museum, National Railway Museum and the York Dungeon.
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