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York Road is a road in the outer suburb of George Town. It connects Scotland Road to Dato Kramat Road. As with Scotland Road, it was named after a place in Great Britain. A side road, Ross Road, links York Road to Western Road (Jalan Utama).

York Road was laid out at the turn of the 20th century, when George Town was expanding outwards. Except for the area close to Dato Kramat Road, which has been settled since the earliest part of Penang's history, the section leading towards Batu Gantong was still rural land.

To encourage the population to move out from the already congested inner city, the Governor's Mansion was built in front of Polo Ground

Sights along York Road

  1. Hong Chuan Buddhist Institute
  2. Union High School
  3. Masjid Jalan York

Sights in the Vicinity of York Road

  1. Linear Park
  2. Sri Rama Temple

Click for list of Streets of George Town

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