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A1079
The A1079 is a major road in Northern England. It links the cities of York and Kingston upon Hull, both in Yorkshire. The road is noted for its past safety issues, and regularly features in the Road Safety Foundations reports on Britain's most dangerous roads. Campaigners have been calling for the entire route to be made into a dual carriageway. Route The road begins in central York, heading east initially as Lawrence Street (York), Lawrence Street and then Hull Road. After it meets the A64 road, A64 at the congested grade separation, grade separated Grimston Bar roundabout and gains primary status. Continuing as Hull Road it passes Dunnington and Kexby, North Yorkshire, Kexby, before heading into the East Riding of Yorkshire and passing Wilberfoss, Barmby Moor and Pocklington. A roundabout at Pocklington Industrial Estate was constructed in 2011. After going through Hayton, East Riding of Yorkshire, Hayton the road becomes a dual carriageway for , at the end of which is Shipto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1034 Road
This is a list of A roads in Great Britain, A roads in List of A roads zones in Great Britain, zone 1 in Great Britain beginning north of the River Thames, east of the A1 road (Great Britain), A1 (roads beginning with 1). Single- and double-digit roads Triple-digit roads Four-digit roads 1000s 1100s 1200s and higher References {{DEFAULTSORT:A Roads in Zone 1 of the Great Britain Numbering Scheme Lists of roads in the United Kingdom, 1 Roads in England, 1 Roads in Scotland, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A164 Road
This is a list of A roads in zone 1 in Great Britain beginning north of the River Thames The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the The Isis, River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, s ..., east of the A1 (roads beginning with 1). Single- and double-digit roads Triple-digit roads Four-digit roads 1000s 1100s 1200s and higher References {{DEFAULTSORT:A Roads in Zone 1 of the Great Britain Numbering Scheme 1 1 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A64 Road
The A64 is a major road in North and West Yorkshire, England, which links Leeds, York and Scarborough. The A64 starts as the A64(M) ring road motorway in Leeds, then towards York it becomes a high-quality dual carriageway until it is east of the city, where it becomes a single carriageway for most of its route to Scarborough. The road approximates a section of the old Roman road running from Chester to Bridlington, intersecting Ermine Street – the Old North Road – at York. Route Leeds-York The road begins in Leeds as the motorway A64(M) at Richmond Hill and the ''Woodpecker Junction'', and close to the West Yorkshire Playhouse and the NHS's imposing Quarry House. It leads onto the ''York Road'', passing All Saints Richmond Hill CE Primary School where there is a flyover for ''Lupton Avenue'', and a left turn for the B6159 ''Harehills Lane'' near the Victoria Primary School. At Killingbeck, the A63 forks to the right at its western terminus. It passes Asda on the le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Market Weighton
Market Weighton ( ) is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is one of the main towns in the East Yorkshire Wolds and lies midway between Kingston upon Hull, Hull and York, about from either one. According to the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 UK Census Market Weighton parish had a population of 7,459, an increase on the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 UK census population of 6,429, which was an increase on the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 UK census figure of 5,212. History The 19th-century English lexicographer William Smith (lexicographer), Sir William Smith proposed Market Weighton as the location of the still-undiscovered Roman Empire, Roman castra, camp of Delgovicia. Historically the town was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Wicstun", and was granted its charter to become a market town in 1251; the markets ceased in the nineteenth century. Notable architecture includes: a parish church, parts of wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kexby, North Yorkshire
Kexby is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Derwent and on the A1079 road about east of York not far from the East Riding of Yorkshire border. The village was part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It was part of the Selby District in North Yorkshire from 1974 until 1996. Since then it has been part of the City of York unitary authority. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 194, it increased to 231 at the 2011 Census. In 1823 Kexby had a population of 149. Occupations included ten farmers and the landlord of the Coach and Horses public house. The route of the White Rose Way, a long-distance walk from Leeds to Scarborough, North Yorkshire passes through. Kexby Old Bridge over the River Derwent is a Scheduled Ancient Monument with a Grade II listing. Once a toll bridge, it was built in 1650 by Sir Roger Tresuer. Former ''Emmerdale'' actor Frazer Hines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York
York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman Britain, Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire, Ouse and River Foss, Foss. It has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a York Minster, minster, York Castle, castle and York city walls, city walls, all of which are Listed building, Grade I listed. It is the largest settlement and the administrative centre of the wider City of York district. It is located north-east of Leeds, south of Newcastle upon Tyne and north of London. York's built-up area had a recorded population of 141,685 at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census. The city was founded under the name of Eboracum in AD 71. It then became the capital of Britannia Inferior, a province of the Roman Empire, and was later the capital of the kingdoms of Deira, Northumbria and Jórvík, Scandinavian York. In the England in the Middle Ages, Middle Ages it became the Province of York, northern England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverley
Beverley is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located north-west of Hull city centre. At the 2021 census the built-up area of the town had a population of 30,930, and the smaller civil parish had a population of 18,014. It is the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire. The town was founded in the seventh century by John of Beverley, who established a church in the area. It was originally named ''Inderawuda'', and was part of the Anglian kingdom of Northumbria. The town came under Viking control in the 850s, then became part of the Kingdom of England. John of Beverley was made a saint in 1037, and the town was a place of pilgrimage for the remainder of the Middle Ages. It continued to grow under the Normans, when its trading industry was first established, and eventually became a significant wool-trading town and the tenth-largest settlement in England. After the Reformation, the stature of Beverley was much reduced. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Riding Of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, often abbreviated to the East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to the south-west, and Lincolnshire to the south across the Humber Estuary. The city of Kingston upon Hull is the largest settlement. The county has an area of and a population of 600,259. Kingston upon Hull is by far the largest settlement, with population of 267,014, and is a major port and the county's economic and transport centre. The rest of the county is largely rural, and the next largest towns are the seaside resort of Bridlington (35,369) and the historic town of Beverley (30,351), which is also the county town. The county is governed by two unitary authorities, East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Hull City Council. It takes its name from the East Riding County Council, East Riding, a historic subdivision of York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilberfoss
Wilberfoss is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the north side of the A1079 approximately east of York city centre and north-west of Market Weighton. According to the 2011 UK census, Wilberfoss parish had a population of 1,866, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 1,855. In 1823 inhabitants in the village numbered 335. Occupations included fifteen farmers – some of whom were land owners – three shopkeepers, two wheelwrights, two blacksmiths, a butcher, a bricklayer, a corn miller, a baker, a tailor, a wholesale brewer, and the landlords of the True Briton, Horse Shoes, and Waggon and Horses public houses. Also listed was one gentleman, a school teacher, and a perpetual curate. Baines' ''History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County of York'' states that the "ancient and respectable" family of Wilberfoss resided here from the Norman Conquest to 1710, after which the family estate and mansion was sold. A family desce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pocklington
Pocklington () is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, its population was 10,123. It lies east of York, and north-west of Kingston upon Hull, Hull. The town's skyline is marked by the 15th-century tower of All Saints' parish church. The ecclesiastical parish includes the hamlet of Kilnwick Percy. History Pocklington gets its name via the Old English "Poclintun" from the Angles (tribe), Anglian settlement of Pocel's (or Pocela's) people and the Old English word "tun" meaning farm or settlement, but though the town's name can only be traced back to around 650 AD, the inhabitation of Pocklington as a site is thought to extend back a further 1,000 years or more to the Bronze Age. Pocklington appears on the 14th-century Gough Map, the oldest route map in Great Britain. In the Iron Age Pocklington was a major town of the Parisi (tribe), Pari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
