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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] |
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in Northern England.The Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority areas of City of York, York and North Yorkshire (district), North Yorkshire are in Yorkshire and the Humber, and Borough of Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, Stockton-on-Tees are in North East England. It borders County Durham to the north, the North Sea to the east, the East Riding of Yorkshire to the south-east, South Yorkshire to the south, West Yorkshire to the south-west, and Cumbria and Lancashire to the west. The county is the largest in England by land area, at , and had a population of 1,158,816 in 2021. The largest settlements are Middlesbrough (148,215) in the north-east and the city of York (141,685) in the south. Middlesbrough is part of the Teesside built-up area, which extends into County Durham and had a total population of 376,663 in 2011. The remainder of the cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York Minster
York Minster, formally the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, is an Anglicanism, Anglican cathedral in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The minster is the seat of the archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the Mother Church#Cathedral, mother church for the diocese of York and the province of York.It is administered by its Dean of York, dean and Chapter (religion), chapter. The minster is a Grade I listed building and a scheduled monument. The first record of a church on the site dates to 627; the title "Minster (church), minster" also dates to the Anglo-Saxon period, originally denoting a missionary teaching church and now an honorific. The minster undercroft contains re-used fabric of , but the bulk of the building was constructed between 1220 and 1472. It consists of Early English Period, Early English Gothic north and south transepts, a Decorated Gothic, Decorated Gothic nave and chapter house, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York Castle
York Castle is a fortified complex in the city of York, England. It consists of a sequence of castles, prisons, court, law courts and other buildings, which were built over the last nine centuries on the north-west side of the River Foss.Cooper, p.149. The now ruined keep of the medieval Norman architecture, Norman castle is commonly referred to as Clifford's Tower. Built originally on the orders of William the Conqueror, William I to dominate the former Viking city of Jórvík, the castle suffered a tumultuous early history before developing into a major fortification with extensive water defences. After a major explosion in 1684 rendered the remaining military defences uninhabitable, York Castle continued to be used as a gaol and prison until 1929. The first motte and bailey castle on the site was built in 1068 following the Normans, Norman conquest of York. After the destruction of the castle by rebels and a Viking army in 1069, York Castle was rebuilt and reinforced with e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acomb, North Yorkshire
Acomb , is a village and suburb within the City of York Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, in North Yorkshire, England, to the western side of York. It covers the site of the original village of the same name, which is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. It is bordered by the suburbs of Holgate to the east, Clifton, York, Clifton to the north and Woodthorpe, North Yorkshire, Woodthorpe to the south. The boundary to the west abuts the fields close to the A1237 road, A1237, York Outer Ring Road. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Acomb was incorporated into the City of York in 1934. Formerly a farming village, Acomb expanded over the centuries to become a dormitory area for workers in heavy industry, such as Railway engineering, rail engineering, in the 19th and 20th centuries and more recently for a more diverse workforce. Though it no longer has any large-scale manufacturing, it does have a diverse retail centre. There are at least ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dringhouses
Dringhouses is a suburb of York, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is bounded by the Knavesmire, an open area of land on which York Racecourse is situated, to the east, Askham Bog and the A64 road, A64 to the south, Woodthorpe, North Yorkshire, Woodthorpe and Foxwood to the west, and Acomb, North Yorkshire, Acomb and Holgate, North Yorkshire, Holgate to the north. It is part of the City of York ward is called Dringhouses and Woodthorpe which covers an area of and had a population of 11,084 at the 2011 Census. It is located approximately two and quarter miles from York City Centre. The name derives from "Drengeshirses" (1109) and means "the houses of the drengs", a "dreng" being a man who held land by a particular kind of free tenure. It is a mixture of housing estates and large open spaces, with the East Coast Main Line, East Coast main railway line running through the mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of York
The City of York, officially simply "York", is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area with City status in the United Kingdom, city status in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The district's main settlement is York, and its coverage extends to the town of Haxby and the villages of Earswick, Upper Poppleton, Nether Poppleton, Copmanthorpe, Bishopthorpe, Dunnington, Stockton on the Forest, Rufforth, Askham Bryan and Askham Richard, among other villages and hamlets. The district had a population of 202,800 in the 2021 Census The City of York is administered by the City of York Council based in York Guildhall, The Guildhall. Governance York's first citizen and civic head is the Lord Mayor of York, Lord Mayor, who is the chairperson of the City of York Council. The appointment is made by the city council each year in May, at the same time as appointing the Sheriff, the city's other civic head. The offices of lord m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York City Walls
York has, since Roman Britain, Roman times, been defended by defensive wall, walls of one form or another. To this day, substantial portions of the walls remain, and York has more miles of intact wall than any other city in England. They are known variously as York City Walls, the Bar Walls and the Roman walls (though this last is a misnomer as very little of the extant stonework is of Roman origin, and the course of the wall has been substantially altered since Roman times). The walls are generally 13 feet (4m) high and 6 feet (1.8m) wide. They are the longest town walls in England. History Roman walls The original walls were built around 71 AD, when the Roman Empire, Romans erected a fort (castra) occupying about 50 acres or 21.5 hectares near the banks of the River Ouse, Yorkshire, River Ouse. The rectangle of walls was built as part of the fort's defences. The foundations and the line of about half of these Roman walls form part of the existing walls, as follows: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huntington, North Yorkshire
Huntington is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the unitary authority of City of York in North Yorkshire, England. It is part of the ''Huntington & New Earswick'' ward and lies on the River Foss, to the north of York and the south of Strensall. The village was historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It was then a part of the district of Ryedale in North Yorkshire from 1974 until 1996. Since 1996 it has been part of the City of York unitary authority. According to the 2001 census Huntington had a population of 9,277, increasing to 12,108 at the 2011 census. Huntington is made up of mainly low-lying land, with the highest point in the village being only 64 feet above sea level. It covers some and measures some 4 miles (6 km) from north to south and 3 miles (5 km) east to west. History There has been a parish church (All Saints' Church, Huntington, All Saints) in this village since 1086. Huntington originally included thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Ouse, Yorkshire
The River Ouse ( ) is a river in North Yorkshire, England. Hydrologically, the river is a continuation of the River Ure, and the combined length of the River Ure and River Ouse makes it, at , the longest rivers of the United Kingdom, sixth-longest river of the United Kingdom and (including the Ure) the longest to flow entirely in one county. The length of the Ouse alone is about but the total length of the river is disputed. It is a matter of opinion as to whether the River Ouse is formed at the confluence of the River Ure and the much-smaller Ouse Gill Beck at Cuddy Shaw Reach near Linton-on-Ouse, about six miles downstream of the confluence of the River Swale with the River Ure. An alternative opinion is recorded in a publication published in ''The Yorkshire Post'' in a series dated 1891, written and illustrated by Tom Bradley. His description and bird's-eye-view maps—specifically in his account of the River Swale—suggests that the River Ouse starts at the confluence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Foss
The River Foss is in North Yorkshire, England. It is a tributary of the River Ouse. It rises in the Foss Crooks Woods near Oulston Reservoir close to the village of Yearsley and runs south through the Vale of York to the Ouse in the centre of York. The name most likely comes from the Latin word Fossa, meaning ditch. It is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book''. The York district was settled by Norwegian and Danish people, so parts of the place names could be old Norse. Referring to the etymological dictionary "Etymologisk ordbog", deals with the common Danish and Norwegian languages – roots of words and the original meaning. The old Norse word ''Fos'' (waterfall) means impetuous. The River Foss was dammed, and even though the elevation to the River Ouse is small, a waterfall was formed. This may have led to the name ''Fos'' which became Foss. The responsibility for the management of the river's drainage area is the Foss Internal drainage board (IDB). It has responsibility for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holgate, York
Holgate is a suburb of York in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located about 1 mile west of Micklegate Bar in the York city walls, city walls. Holgate is also the name of an Wards of the United Kingdom, electoral ward in the City of York unitary authority. The ward is currently bounded by the River Ouse, Yorkshire, River Ouse from Scarborough Bridge to Ouse Acres on its northern boundary. Carr Lane and Ouse Acres on one side, and the intersection of York Road and Acomb Road on the other, make up its western boundary. The remainder of the southern boundary follows Moorgate and Holgate Beck to the East Coast Main Line railway which completes the eastern boundary as far as the River Ouse/Scarborough Bridge. The ward contains the National Railway Museum and many historic buildings, including a restored 18th century windmill and a Cold War bunker. It is the site of the former York Carriage Works which closed in 1996. Thrall Car Manufacturing Company, briefly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifton, York
Clifton is a suburb of York in the unitary authority area of the City of York, in North Yorkshire, England about miles from the city centre. The A19 road, A19, passes north out of York through Clifton. The old village area was made a Conservation area (United Kingdom), conservation area in 1968. Nestle Foods Factory and the Public School of St Peter's School, York, St Peter's and the former Queen Anne's Grammar School are located in Clifton. The name Clifton is derived from the Old English pre-7th century ''clif'', meaning a gentle slope, or more usually a riverbank, and ''tun'', an enclosure or settlement. History During Roman times a road through Clifton approached the Roman fortress in York from the north-west and headed towards the river crossing. A second road that left the fortress's north-west gate may eventually have joined the other. The evidence from early timber buildings from the museum gardens and early burials from Bootham and Clifton suggest the roads existed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
