Editing Yorkshire (section)

===Landscape===
The [[countryside]] of Yorkshire has been called "[[God's Own Country#Yorkshire|God's Own County]]" by its inhabitants.<ref name="special2222">{{cite news |last=Allen |first=Liam |date=1 August 2006 |title=What's so special about Yorkshire? |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5234444.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080112075709/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5234444.stm |archive-date=12 January 2008 |access-date=15 July 2008 |publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref name="gods">{{cite news |date=2 June 2006 |title=God's own County |url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2006/jun/02/travelnews.shortbreaks.unitedkingdom |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002154228/http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2006/jun/02/travelnews.shortbreaks.unitedkingdom |archive-date=2 October 2013 |access-date=24 October 2007 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London}}</ref> Yorkshire includes the [[North York Moors]] and [[Yorkshire Dales]] [[National parks of England and Wales|National Parks]], and part of the [[Peak District]] National Park. [[Nidderdale]] and the [[Howardian Hills]] are designated [[Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.countryside.gov.uk/LAR/Landscape/DL/aonbs/ |title=Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty |access-date=3 May 2008 |publisher=Natural England |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223034302/http://www.countryside.gov.uk/LAR/Landscape/DL/aonbs/ |archive-date=23 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> as is the [[North Pennines]] (a part of which lies within the county). [[Spurn]] Point, [[Flamborough Head]] and the coastal North York Moors are designated [[Heritage Coast]] areas,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.countryside.gov.uk/LAR/Landscape/DL/heritage_coasts/index.asp |title=Heritage Coasts |access-date=3 May 2008 |publisher=Natural England |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625042855/http://www.countryside.gov.uk/LAR/Landscape/DL/heritage_coasts/index.asp |archive-date=25 June 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and are noted for their scenic views with rugged cliffs<ref name="cliffs">{{cite web|url=http://www.britaingallery.com/england_yorkshire_and_humberside.php|publisher=BritainGallery|title=Yorkshire and Humberside: the North East|access-date=24 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808174914/http://www.britaingallery.com/england_yorkshire_and_humberside.php|archive-date=8 August 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> such as the [[Jet (lignite)|jet]] cliffs at Whitby,<ref name="cliffs" /> the [[limestone]] cliffs at [[Filey]] and the [[chalk]] cliffs at Flamborough Head.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fileybay.com/fbi/walking.html|publisher=FileyBay.com|title=A Filey Walk|access-date=24 October 2007|archive-date=8 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808112105/http://www.fileybay.com/fbi/walking.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britainexpress.com/countryside/coast/north-yorkshire.htm|publisher=Britain Express|title=North Yorkshire Heritage Coast|access-date=24 October 2007|archive-date=7 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807170839/http://www.britainexpress.com/countryside/coast/north-yorkshire.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Moor House – Upper Teesdale, most of which is part of the former North Riding of Yorkshire, is one of England's largest [[national nature reserve (United Kingdom)|national nature reserve]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designatedareas/nnr/1007241.aspx|title=Moor House-Upper Teesdale NNR|publisher=Natural England|access-date=16 July 2009|archive-date=3 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003212918/http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designatedareas/nnr/1007241.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> At [[High Force]] on the border with County Durham, the [[River Tees]] plunges {{convert|22|m|ft}} over the [[Whin Sill]] (an intrusion of igneous rock). High Force is not, as is sometimes claimed, the highest waterfall in England ([[Hardraw Force]] in [[Wensleydale]], also in Yorkshire, has a {{convert|30|m|ft}} drop for example). However, High Force is unusual in being on a major river and carries a greater volume of water than any higher waterfall in England.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.gooutdoors.co.uk/15-waterfalls-visit-in-the-uk|publisher=Go Outdoors|title=15 Waterfalls to Visit in the UK|access-date=12 June 2020|archive-date=12 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612194426/https://blog.gooutdoors.co.uk/15-waterfalls-visit-in-the-uk/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Medical Heritage Library (IA b29287236).pdf|thumb|Thomas Langdale ''A Topographical Dictionary of Yorkshire; containing the names of all the towns, villages, hamlets, gentlemen's seats, &c. in the county of York. A brief history of places most remarkable for antiquities; biographical notices of eminent persons, &c.'' Northallerton: Printed by J. Langdale, 1822]]
The highest mountains in Yorkshire all lie in the [[Pennines]] on the western side of the county, with [[Millstone Grit|millstone grit]] and [[limestone]] forming the underlying geology and producing distinctive layered hills. The county top is the remote [[Mickle Fell]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?qu=S&rf=2711|publisher=hill-bagging.co.uk|title=15 Mickle Fell|access-date=12 June 2020|archive-date=12 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612194412/http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?qu=S&rf=2711|url-status=live}}</ref> (height {{convert|788|metre}} above sea level) in the North Pennines southwest of Teesdale, which is also the highest point in the North Riding. The highest point in the West Riding is [[Whernside]] (height {{convert|736|metre}}) near to [[Ingleton, North Yorkshire|Ingleton]] in the Yorkshire Dales. Together with nearby [[Ingleborough]] (height {{convert|723|metre}}) and [[Pen-y-Ghent]] (height {{convert|694|metre}}), Whernside forms a trio of very prominent and popular summits (the [[Yorkshire Three Peaks]]) which can be climbed in a challenging single day's walk. The highest point in the Yorkshire part of the Peak District is [[Black Hill (Peak District)|Black Hill]] (height {{convert|582|metre}}) on the border with historic Cheshire (which also forms the historic county top of that county). The hill ranges along the eastern side of Yorkshire are lower than those of the west. The highest point of the North York Moors is [[Urra Moor]] (height {{convert|454|metre}}). The highest point of the [[Yorkshire Wolds]], a range of low chalk downlands east of York, is [[Bishop Wilton Wold]] (height {{convert|246|metre}}), which is also the highest point of the East Riding. The view from [[Sutton Bank]] at the southeastern edge of the North York Moors near [[Thirsk]] encompasses a vast expanse of the Yorkshire lowlands with the Pennines forming a backdrop. It was called the "finest view in England" by local author and veterinary surgeon [[James Herriot]] in his 1979 guidebook ''James Herriot's Yorkshire''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Herriot |first1=James |year=1979 |title=James Herriot's Yorkshire |publisher=St. Martin's Press |isbn=0-312-43970-9}}</ref>

The [[Royal Society for the Protection of Birds]] runs [[nature reserve]]s such as the one at [[Bempton Cliffs]] with coastal wildlife such as the [[northern gannet]], [[Atlantic puffin]] and [[razorbill]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/b/bemptoncliffs/about.asp|publisher=RSPB.org.uk|title=About Bempton Cliffs|access-date=24 October 2007|archive-date=20 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071120173512/http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/b/bemptoncliffs/about.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> Spurn Point is a narrow {{convert|3|mi|km|adj=on}} long sand [[spit (landform)|spit]]. It is a national nature reserve owned by the [[Yorkshire Wildlife Trust]] and is noted for its cyclical nature whereby the spit is destroyed and re-created approximately once every 250 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/ecolodge/25/spurn.htm|publisher=Spurn Point|title=A cyclic coastal landform|access-date=24 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017005437/http://fortunecity.com/greenfield/ecolodge/25/spurn.htm|archive-date=17 October 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> There are [[seaside resort]]s in Yorkshire with sandy beaches; [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] is Britain's oldest seaside resort dating back to the [[spa town]]-era in the 17th century,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4791651.stm|work=BBC News|title=In pictures: Scarborough|access-date=24 October 2007|date=20 August 2006|archive-date=1 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201100659/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4791651.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> while [[Whitby]] has been voted as the United Kingdom's best beach, with a "postcard-perfect harbour".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/4755033.stm|work=BBC News|title=Report rates the best UK beaches|access-date=24 October 2007|date=9 May 2006|archive-date=1 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201070833/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/4755033.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>