Station Road (York)
Station Road is a street in the city centre of York, in England. History The street lies immediately outside York city walls, leading to the south bank of the River Ouse, Yorkshire, River Ouse. The area is likely to have seen some Roman and Anglian settlement, but later became partly a cemetery, with fields further out. In 1832, the city's cholera burial ground was established by the road. The street originated as part of Thief Lane, but following the construction of the new York railway station in 1877, the street was re-rerouted, and its southern part became Station Road. Layout and architecture The street runs north-east as a continuation of Queen Street, forming part of the city's inner ring road. At a crossroads with Station Rise and Station Avenue, it briefly turns south-east, under York city walls, then at another junction with Station Rise it turns north-east again. It terminates at a junction with Station Avenue, Rougier Street and Tanner's Moat, while its contin ...
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York
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a minster, castle, and city walls. It is the largest settlement and the administrative centre of the wider City of York district. The city was founded under the name of Eboracum in 71 AD. It then became the capital of the Roman province of Britannia Inferior, and later of the kingdoms of Deira, Northumbria, and Scandinavian York. In the Middle Ages, it became the northern England ecclesiastical province's centre, and grew as a wool-trading centre. In the 19th century, it became a major railway network hub and confectionery manufacturing centre. During the Second World War, part of the Baedeker Blitz bombed the city; it was less affected by the war than other northern cities, with several historic buildings being gutted and restore ...
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