Hi all from North Yorkshire

[Timelord]

"C,mon North Yorks is not REALLY in the north, it starts at Thirsk in the east and Kendal in the west"

Most of Northumbria used be a part of Scotland under King Malcom until later in the Medieval period. Thats why from Richmond upward you will find many fortified houses. It was Border Country, with the locals being the Original Reivers!. Where you live NR is really Scottish! lol... Or even further back, it was one of the last hold outs of the Britons against the Saxon encroachment.. Now that is something to be proud about. You may have ancient warrior blood coursing through your veins.. or you could of been a cobbler?? Who knows?