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Heslington
Heslington is a suburban village and civil parish within the City of York district, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England, south-east of the centre of York. Before 1974, it was a village in the Derwent Rural District, which was part of the East Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 1996 it was part of the Selby district before becoming part of the new City of York unitary authority area. The University of York's Campus West, including Heslington Hall, are located in Heslington. History Heslington was likely an Anglian settlement and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. Heslington Hall was built between 1565 and 1568 for Sir Thomas Eynns. In the 20th century it was owned by Richard de Yarburgh-Bateson, 6th Baron Deramore, and was used as the headquarters for the Royal Air Force's No. 4 (Bomber) Group from 1940–45. It is now the administrative headquarters for the University of York. Heslington became a Conservation Area in 1969. Heslington hoard The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of York
The University of York (abbreviated as or ''York'' for Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a public Collegiate university, collegiate research university in York, England. Established in 1963, the university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects. South-east of the city of York, the university campus is about in size. The original campus, Campus West, incorporates the York Science Park and the Science Learning Centres, National Science Learning Centre, and its wildlife, campus lakes and greenery are prominent. In May 2007 the university was granted permission to build an extension to its main campus, on arable land just east of the nearby village of Heslington. The second campus, Campus East, opened in 2009 and now hosts five colleges and three departments as well as conference spaces, a sports village and a business startup company, start-up 'incubator'. The institution also leases King's Manor in York city centre. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heslington Church
Heslington Church is in the parish (and village) of Heslington, near York, England. As well as the village and some more modern housing estates, the church also serves some outlying farms. The Heslington campus of the University of York is also in the parish. It is a local ecumenical partnership between the Church of England and the Methodist Church, making it one of few joint Methodist/Anglican churches. It was formed from Saint Paul's Church, Heslington and Heslington Methodist Chapel in 1971, the name of the combined church being "Heslington Church", though some people still incorrectly refer to it as "St Paul's". The old Methodist Chapel is now the village meeting room. History The earliest record of the parish of Heslington is in 1299; it was from that time until 1842 subject to the peculiar jurisdiction of the Prebend of Ampleforth. The advowson passed to the Archbishop of York in 1842. Originally constructed in 1858, the building still looks like a Victorian pari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heslington Hall
Heslington Hall is a historic manor house near the village of Heslington, North Yorkshire, England, within the city of York. The hall is part of the campus of the University of York. The original house dated from 1565 to 1568, but it was largely rebuilt in 1852–4. The present building comprises a central nine-bay, two-storey block with attics and two two-storey wings at each end. It is built of brick in English bond with Magnesian Limestone ashlar dressings. History The original manor house was constructed in 1565–8 for Sir Thomas Eynns, the Secretary and Keeper of the Seal to the Council of the North; and his wife Elizabeth. Eynns died in 1573 and the estate was sold in 1601 by his nephews to the Hesketh family. On the death of Thomas Hesketh in 1708, the hall passed by marriage to the Yarburgh family, who lived in it for several generations. In 1719 Henrietta Yarburgh, 26, married playwright Sir John Vanbrugh at St. Lawrence Parish Church (then the parish church of h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Charles XII, York
The Charles XII, commonly referred to as The Charles, is a pub in Heslington, York. History The Charles was one of three alehouses in Heslington in the 18th century. Its name is recorded as The Robin Hood 1823, then The Horse in 1828, becoming The Chestnut Horse by 1834, then The Bay Horse by 1840. Around 1843, the pub was renamed once more to The Charles XII. The name has been retained ever since. The Charles was often host to celebrations of local institution. In 1844 the Roseland Lodge of the Ancient Order of Free Gardeners celebrated their first anniversary there, as well as their seventh anniversary in 1852, then a celebratory supper after a ploughing match in 1858, while in 1864 the Heslington Mutual Benefit Society hosted a dinner there with Francis Carr, George John de Yarburgh's land-agent, as the chair. Inquests were also held in the inn when required. Like the rest of the village, until the 1930s there was no piped water and the pub was lit by gas, not electric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Deramore Arms
The Deramore Arms, commonly referred to as The Derry, is a pub in Heslington, York, England. History There were three alehouses in Heslington, but by 1823 there were only two. At this time the pub was called The Ship. In 1840, it was called The Fox. By 1872 it was called The Yarburgh Arms, which in 1967 was updated to The Deramore Arms. During the Second World War, the pub was popular with Royal Air Force Bomber Command personnel stationed near by. On some occasions, the personnel held races between the Charles and the Deramore on top of a stuffed rhinoceros. When the University of York opened in 1963, the pub proved popular with students. It was initially the haunt of athletic students. In more recent years, the Deramore has been seen as the 'local' pub, while the Charles caters to the students, although there is considerable crossover between them. The popularity with sports teams university sports teams has remained, with Heslington Parish Council celebrating it as the tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heslington Hoard
The Heslington Hoard is a coin hoard found in York, England, dating from the mid-4th century AD. It consisted of approximately 2,800 coins held within a pottery container. It was acquired by the Yorkshire Museum. Discovery The hoard was found by on 1 March 1966 at Heslington, York during excavations in advance of the construction of 'College 3' on the campus of the University of York. Contents More than half of the hoard is composed of contemporary copies of coins, and 1,158 may be regarded as true issues. Apart from two third-century silver coins – one of Tetricus I and one of Tacitus – the remainder are copper coins from the 4th century. Various Emperors from the Constantinian dynasty The Constantinian dynasty is an informal name for the ruling family of the Roman Empire from Constantius Chlorus (died 306) to the death of Julian in 363. It is named after its most famous member, Constantine the Great, who became the sole rule ... are depicted on the coinage. The two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of York, Campus East
Campus East is a site which is part of the University of York. The campus is situated around a 35 acres (14 ha) lake mirroring the design of Campus West. The site currently contains five colleges (Langwith College, York, Langwith, Goodricke College, York, Goodricke, Constantine College, York, Constantine, Anne Lister College, York, Anne Lister, and David Kato College, York, David Kato) along with social hubs and academic departments. History In 2004 it was recognised that the original campus was becoming over developed and in order to retain its countryside appearance plans were developed to build on arable land east of campus west. The plans were accepted in May 2007. The original name for Campus East was Heslington West. In May 2008 the City of York planners approved the design for the residential college. It was decided that, rather than create a new college, an existing college should be moved. Ultimately, Goodricke College was selected. and moved onto the new campus i ... [...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] |
Richard De Yarburgh-Bateson, 6th Baron Deramore
Richard Arthur de Yarburgh-Bateson, 6th Baron Deramore (9 April 1911 – 20 August 2006) was a British architect, writer of erotic fiction, and a peer of the United Kingdom. Lord Deramore was educated at Harrow School and St John's College, Cambridge, and after graduation he earned a diploma from the Architectural Association School of Architecture. He worked as a charted architect in London, Buckinghamshire, and Yorkshire. During World War II, Lord Deramore served as a pilot in the RAFVR, flying low-level reconnaissance missions in the Mediterranean. After the war, he returned to his architectural practice, but also pursued other interests. He designed his own home, to replace the family seat at Heslington Hall. The Hall had been taken over by the RAF in the war and remained unoccupied afterwards, until it was sold to become the headquarters of the University of York in 1962. He married Janet Ware in 1948, and their only child, a daughter, was born in 1950. In 1964, he bec ... [...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] |
York Outer (UK Parliament Constituency)
York Outer is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 by Luke Charters of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. Constituency profile The constituency is in the form of a ring surrounding the York Central (UK Parliament constituency), York Central constituency, and thus includes the outer areas of York itself and the surrounding rural areas. The Army's Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Strensall, and the former RAF Elvington and RAF Rufforth lie in the constituency, as does the University of York. Residents' health and wealth are around average for the UK. The area is currently ranked in the top 10 least deprived constituencies in the UK. Boundaries The Boundary Commission for England reviewed parliamentary constituencies Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, between 2000 and 2007. In Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
