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Copmanthorpe
Copmanthorpe () is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the City of York in the English county of North Yorkshire, south-west of York, west of Bishopthorpe and close to Acaster Malbis, Askham Bryan and Askham Richard. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 4,262, reducing to 4,173 at the 2011 Census. The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It was then a part of the district of Selby District in North Yorkshire from 1974 until 1996. Since 1996 it has been part of the City of York unitary authority. The village is part of the York Outer (UK Parliament constituency), York Outer constituency. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Copemantorp'', from Old Norse ''Kaupmanna þorp'', meaning ''Traders' Village'' or ''Craftsmen's Village''. The area of Copmanthorpe covering Main Street, Church Street and Low Green became a Conservation Area in 1978. Copmanthorpe is bounded to the north b ... [...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] |
Sprignell Baronets
The Sprignell Baronetcy, of Coppenthorp, now called Copmanthorpe, in the historic county of Yorkshire, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 14 August 1641 for Richard Sprignell. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1691. Sprignell baronets, of Coppenthorp (1641) Sir Richard Sprignell, 1st Baronet (1599–1659) Sir Richard Sprignell was born around 1603 to Robert and Susan Sprignell of Hornsey in the County of Middlesex. He attended Brasenose College, Oxford, between 1620 and 1622. On his mother's death in 1627 he inherited some houses in Whitefriars Street, the Manors of Great and Little Maldon in Essex and Copmanthorpe in Yorkshire in addition to his parents' dwelling house, garden and fields in the parish of Hornsey in the county of Middlesex. On this site in Highgate Village he commissioned an extremely fine new house, later called Cromwell House, built 1637-8, which is now a Grade I listed building. He became a Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Askham Bryan
Askham Bryan is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area of City of York in the north of England, south-west of York, west of Bishopthorpe, and close to Askham Richard and Copmanthorpe. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 582, reducing to 564 at the 2011 census. The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It was then a part of the district of Selby District in North Yorkshire from 1974 until 1996. Since 1996 it has been part of the City of York unitary authority. Askham Bryan is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book''. The name comes from ''Ascam'' or ''Ascha'' meaning "enclosure of ash tree". "Bryan" is Bryan FitzAlan, Lord FitzAlan, Bryan FitzAlan. He and his heirs held the Lord of the Manor, manor from the 12th century. In the village is Askham Hall and nearby is Askham Bryan College of Agriculture. The village became a Conservation Area in 1980. ... [...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] |
Acaster Malbis
Acaster Malbis () is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York, England. It is located on the River Ouse, almost south of York. Nearby are the villages of Copmanthorpe to the north-west, Bishopthorpe 2 miles to the north and Appleton Roebuck to the south-west. The parish covers an area of about . The Latin word for a camp is ''castra'' indicating that the Roman army may once have been based here. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Acastre". The "Malbis" is derived from the Norman Malbysse or De Malebys family. Malbis was a Norman personal name which in French means "very swarthy". There was a Royal Air Force station next to the village during and immediately after the Second World War. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 578, increasing to 669 at the 2011 census. There are two churches and an inn in the village. The village is also the home for a holiday park. The village was historically part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selby District
Selby District was a local government district of North Yorkshire, England, from 1974 to 2023. Its council was based in the town of Selby. The district had a population of 83,449 at the 2011 Census. The southernmost district of North Yorkshire, it bordered the City of York unitary authority, the Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, the City of Leeds and City of Wakefield districts in West Yorkshire, the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, and the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Selby Urban District, Selby Rural District and parts of Derwent Rural District, Hemsworth Rural District, Osgoldcross Rural District and Tadcaster Rural District. Of them, Derwent Rural District was in the historic East Riding of Yorkshire, while the rest were in the West Riding of Yorkshire. On 1 April 1996, the parishes of Acaster Malbis, Askham Bryan, Askham Richard, Bishopthorpe, Copmanthorpe, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Askham Richard
Askham Richard is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of City of York in the north of England, south-west of York, close to Copmanthorpe, Bilbrough and Askham Bryan. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 351. The village became a Conservation Area in 1975. Nearby is Askham Bryan College of Agriculture. The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It was then a part of the district of Selby District in North Yorkshire from 1974 until 1996. Since 1996 it has been part of the City of York unitary authority. History The village is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book''. The name comes from ''ascam'' or ''ascha'' meaning "enclosure of ash-tree". It has been also known as "Little" or "West" Askham". The "Richard" in the village name is reputed to be that of Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall. Before the Conquest the villages of Askham Richard and nearby Askham Bryan were one manor belonging to Edwin, Earl of Mercia. When ... [...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] |
Escutcheon Of Sprignell Baronets Of Coppenthorp (1641)
Escutcheon may refer to: * Escutcheon (heraldry), a shield or shield-shaped emblem, displaying a coat of arms * Escutcheon (furniture), a metal plate that surrounds a keyhole or lock cylinder on a door * (in medicine) the distribution of pubic hair * (in archaeology) decorated discs supporting the handles on hanging bowls * (in malacology) a depressed area, present in some bivalves Bivalvia () or bivalves, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of aquatic molluscs (marine and freshwater) that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed by a calcified exoskeleton consis ... behind the beaks in the dorsal line (about and behind the ligament, if external), in one or both valves, generally set off from the rest of the shell by a change in sculpture or colour. {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadcaster
Tadcaster is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, north-east of Leeds and south-west of York. Its historical importance from Roman times onward was largely as the lowest road crossing-point on the River Wharfe until the construction of the A64 Tadcaster by-pass some to the south, in 1978. There are two rail crossings downstream of the town before the Wharfe joins the River Ouse, Yorkshire, River Ouse near Cawood. Thanks to its position on the banks of the River Wharfe parts of the town adjacent to the bridge are prone to flooding. The town was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974, but is now part of North Yorkshire. Tadcaster is town twinning, twinned with Saint-Chély-d'Apcher in France. History Roman The Roman Britain, Romans built a settlement and named it ''Calcaria'' from the Latin word for ''lime'', reflecting the importance of the area's limestone geology as a natural resource for quarrying, an industry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preceptory
A preceptor (from Latin, "''praecepto''") is a teacher responsible for upholding a ''precept'', meaning a certain law or tradition. Buddhist monastic orders Senior Buddhist monks can become the preceptors for newly ordained monks. In the Buddhist monastic code of discipline, the Buddha instructed that one of the criteria to conduct the "Higher Ordination" Ceremony (Upasampadā) is that the candidate will need to have a preceptor to provide guidance on monastic discipline, consisting of 227 precepts. During the ordination, the candidate will request one of the senior monks to be his preceptor. When the senior monk agreed to do so, he will be the preceptor of the candidate and guide him as long as he remains a bhikkhu in the Buddha's Dispensation (Buddha Sāsana). Christian military orders A preceptor was historically in charge of a preceptory, the headquarters of an order of monastic knights, such as the Knights Hospitaller or the Knights Templar, within a given geographical a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
