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Sprignell Baronets
The Sprignell Baronetcy, of Coppenthorp, now called Copmanthorpe, in the Historic counties of England, 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, Essex, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copmanthorpe
Copmanthorpe () is a village and 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 constituency. The village is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'' 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 by the A64, while the East Coast Main Line runs through its south-east p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
