Name: North York Moors National Park Location: England Date Established: 1952 Size: 554 square miles (1,436 square kilometers) Did You Know? • Heather Moorland North York Moors is famed for the ...

Sirius Minerals says it will plough £2.4bn into the York Potash Project to build the mine to the south of Whitby in the North York Moors National Park in a move that will create more than 1,000 jobs.

The North York Moors National Park has inspired residents and tourists for generations. More than 20,000 people call it home and it attracts more than eight million visitors each year.