York was a city in England.
Geography[]
Marston Moor was between York and Crook Marsham. (PROSE: Nightshade [+]Mark Gatiss, Virgin New Adventures (Virgin Books, 1992).) The York Central Library was located in York. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]various authors, Who is Doctor Who? (BBC, 2005).)
History[]
In 1541, Henry VIII visited York. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]various authors, Who is Doctor Who? (BBC, 2005).)
Carole Rose was a notorious highwaywoman around York until she was hanged in 1735. (COMIC: Malthill Way [+]Craig Donaghy, DWA comic stories (Immediate Media Company London Limited, 2012).)
Fenfoff Fonfeffian's spacecraft crashed in the woods of Malthill, York in 1745. The Eleventh Doctor rescued Fentoff and saw him returned safely home. (COMIC: Malthill Way [+]Craig Donaghy, DWA comic stories (Immediate Media Company London Limited, 2012).)
In November 2001, Tony Blair visited several of York's local businesses and tourist attractions. (AUDIO: Project: Twilight [+]Cavan Scott and Mark Wright, Main Range (Big Finish Productions, 2001).)
In the 21st century, SIGNET HQ was located in York. The organisation fought off a number of alien or supernatural threats loose in the city, including the Yssgaroth, the Galvodon and the Hervoken. (PROSE: Hervoken Halloween [+]James Hornby, Horrors of Arcbeatle (SIGNET, Arcbeatle Press, 2023).)
Undated events[]
At some point prior to March 2005, Ms Millicent Davies worked at the York Central Library as senior librarian. One day, she caught the Ninth Doctor in the act of defacing a number of biographies with a "hand-held electronic 'eraser' device" and banned him, even going as far to apply to get the Doctor an ASBO to ban him from all UK libraries. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]various authors, Who is Doctor Who? (BBC, 2005).)
References[]
Having landed on Starfall, and incorrectly assumed they were in 18th century Bristol, the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler hopped on the back of a steam-powered vehicle which Rose thought might be going to either Carlisle or York. (PROSE: The Resurrection Casket [+]Justin Richards, BBC New Series Adventures (BBC Books, 2006).)
