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YO Postcode Area
The YO postcode area, also known as the York postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of 29 postcode districts in Yorkshire, England, within ten post towns. These cover most of Central and Eastern North Yorkshire (including York, Scarborough, Pickering, Selby, Thirsk, Malton, Filey and Whitby) and the northern part of the East Riding of Yorkshire (including Bridlington and Driffield). The rest of North Yorkshire is split between the TS, DL, LA, BD and HG postcode areas. __TOC__ Coverage The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - !YO1 , YORK , City Centre , City of York Council , - !YO7 , THIRSK , Dalton, Hambleton, Thirsk, Topcliffe , North Yorkshire County Council , - !YO8 , SELBY , Barlby, Brayton, Bubwith, Cawood, Camblesforth, Drax, Selby, Thorpe Willoughby , North Yorkshire County Council , - !YO10 , YORK , Fishergate, Fulford, Heslington, Osbaldwick, Tang Hall , City of York Council , - !YO11 , SCA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorkshire
Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other English counties, functions have been undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to History of local government in Yorkshire, periodic reform. Throughout these changes, Yorkshire has continued to be recognised as a geographic territory and cultural region. The name is familiar and well understood across the United Kingdom and is in common use in the media and the Yorkshire Regiment, military, and also features in the titles of current areas of civil administration such as North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire. Within the borders of the historic county of Yorkshire are large stretches of countryside, including the Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors and Peak District nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HG Postcode Area
The HG postcode area, also known as the Harrogate postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of five postcode districts in England, which are subdivisions of three post towns. These postcode districts cover Harrogate, Ripon and Knaresborough in North Yorkshire. HG1 and HG2 cover most of the urban area of Harrogate. HG1 covers areas north of The Stray including the town centre, while HG2 covers areas to the south and west of The Stray. East of The Stray, HG1 generally covers areas to the north of the A59 Knaresborough Road, while HG2 covers areas to the south. HG3 spans across some of the town's westernmost suburbs, some settlements immediately to the south, as well as a large rural area to the north and west. HG4 covers Ripon and some surrounding settlements and rural areas. HG5 covers Knaresborough and some rural areas to the north and east. It is the only postcode area located entirely within North Yorkshire, and when ranked by number of postco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osbaldwick
Osbaldwick is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the Census 2011 was 2,902. It has been in existence since at least the 11th century, and was declared a conservation area in 1978. It is the burial place of the nun Mary Ward. History It is mentioned three times in the ''Domesday Book'' as ''Osboldewic''. It is named after Osbald, an earl in the kingdom of Northumbria. At that time the manor was assessed with the city of York and the lands held by the Church of St Peter, York. It was the first Norman Archbishop of York that created the office of ''Prebend of Osbaldwick''. The earliest mention of an incumbent of this office was of ''Richard le Brun'' in 1270. The office was de facto lord of the manor of the village. In 1852, the Church was allowed to sell off land and Osbaldwick Manor was sold to a Thomas Samuel Watkinson, later the Lord Mayor of York. The village was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. History It was probably an Anglian settlement and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. It became a Conservation Area in 1969. 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 hoard The hoard of 2,800 Roman coins, known as the Heslington Hoard was found on 1 March 1966 during excavations in advance of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulford, North Yorkshire
Fulford is a historic village and civil parish on the outskirts of York, in the York district, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. to the south of the city, on the east bank of the River Ouse, it was the site of the Battle of Fulford won by the invading Vikings in 1066, a precursor to the nearby Battle of Stamford Bridge lost by the Vikings, and then the Battle of Hastings in Sussex won by the invading Normans in the following weeks. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 2,785. It is home to Imphal Barracks, headquarters of the British Army's 15th Infantry Brigade; soldiers and their families live in married quarters outside the barracks. Fulford is a headquarters for the Royal Military Police. History St Oswald's Hall, the former church, was built about 1150, on a site near the Ouse, west of the current village centre. A new St Oswald's Church was built, on a different site, in 1866, and the old church also survives. Cavalry barracks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fishergate
Fishergate is a street and surrounding area of York, England. History Fishergate runs along a strip of slightly raised ground, east of the River Ouse. Archaeological investigations have found evidence of prehistoric occupation, before the construction of Roman Eboracum. By the 1st century, a major Roman road ran south from the city, through what is now Fishergate Bar and along the line of Fawcett Street before joining the line of modern Fishergate. Cemeteries also existed in the area. In Anglian times the area was the city's major manufacturing and trading centre. Archaeological finds in 1985–1986 included traces of 8th–9th century timber buildings and metals, bone and leather representative of the industrial activity in the area. The area remained occupied in the Jorvik period, during which the old Roman road became known as "Fiscergate", the street of the fishers. St Helen's Church was constructed west of Fishergate, and All Saints' Church to its east. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorpe Willoughby
Thorpe Willoughby is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated just off the A1238 (a primary road, previously designated A63 road, A63 prior to the construction of the Selby Bypass) and is in close proximity to Selby. The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. History and overview Thorpe Willoughby has a village public house called "The Fox", a set of local shops with a fish and chip shop, a primary school, a village green and village hall, and a sports field with associated bar. The United Kingdom Census 2001 states the population of Thorpe Willoughby to be 2,822, falling to 2,725 at the 2011 Census. Scand. Thorp, "an outlying farmstead or hamlet", "a dependent secondary settlement". 1086 Torp, 1276 Thorp Wyleby. The manorial affix originates from the Willeby family who were resident here in the 13th century. In the Brayton, North Yorkshire, Brayton parish register of the 18th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drax, North Yorkshire
Drax is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England, about south-east of Selby, best known today as the site of Drax power station. It was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. The village primary school closed in 2017. History Drax has a Church of England parish church, dedicated to St Peter and St Paul. In the reign of King Henry I (1100–1135) William Paynel founded a priory of Augustinian Canons at Drax. In 1868 it was reported that traces of the priory could still be found but fieldwork in the 1980s and 1990s has failed to find any physical remains of it. By the mid-13th century, Drax was a borough of local significance. However, an inquisition held in 1405 stated that the local manor was of no value, as it had been flooded by the Ouse, and the borough was not even mentioned, leading George Sheeran to claim that flooding may have led to the abandonment of the town, or at least the end of its borough status. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camblesforth
Camblesforth is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 Census the civil parish had a population of 1,526, increasing to 1,568 at the 2011 Census. The village is south of Selby and west of Goole. It was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It has a Methodist Chapel (1894) which is used for Parish Council and other meetings, and two public houses, the Comus Inn and the Black Dog. History The place-name 'Camblesforth' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as ''Camelesforde'' and ''Canbesford''. The first element may be a river name corresponding to the Welsh ''camlais'' meaning 'crooked stream', so the name may mean 'ford on a crooked stream'. Merleswein the Sheriff was Lord of the Manor of Camblesforth in 1066. Ralph Paynell became Lord of the Manor in 1086 after Camblesforth suffered the Harrowing of the North by William the Conqueror to subjugate Northern Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cawood
Cawood (other names: ''Carwood'') is a large village (formerly a market town) and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England that is notable as the finding-place of the Cawood sword. It was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. Overview According to Edmunds' "History in Names of Places" (London, 1869), the first syllable, Ca-, means a hollow, also a field. Edmunds gives Cawood of Yorkshire as an example. The last syllable -wood, is self-evident. The name, therefore, is a place-name of Anglo-Saxon origin and was first used to describe one who lived in a wooded hollow or field. In his ''King's England'' series, Arthur Mee refers to Cawood as "the Windsor of the North". It used to be the residence of the Archbishops of York. Cawood is south of the point where the River Wharfe flows into the River Ouse which subsequently forms the northern border of the village. Cawood Bridge is the only bridge from the village which spans the rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bubwith
Bubwith is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The village is situated about north-east of Selby, and south-east of York. It is situated on the east bank of the River Derwent, west of which is the Selby District of North Yorkshire. It lies between Selby and Market Weighton on the A163 road. The civil parish is formed by the villages of Bubwith and Breighton and the hamlets of Gunby and Willitoft. According to the 2011 UK census, Bubwith parish had a population of 1,225, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 1,104. History The ancient parish of Bubwith also covers the village of Breighton and the hamlets of Gunby and Willitoft, but its location on and crossing over the River Derwent led to its becoming the largest settlement in the area.Information notice board, car park, Bubwith Toll Bridge. The village's name means ''Bubba's wood'', Bubba being a Scandinavian male name. It is listed as "Bobewyth" in the 11th-century accounts of Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brayton, North Yorkshire
Brayton is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated approximately south from Selby. The parish includes some of south-western Selby, as well as the village of Brayton. The United Kingdom Census 2001 states the population of the parish of Brayton to be 5,514, reducing to 5,299 at the 2011 Census. The village was historically part of West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. Overview Brayton is almost entirely residential with the exception of a few local shops, including a butchers and a post office. Village schools are Brayton Academy, Brayton Juniors, and Brayton C of E Infants. The Infant School is one of the oldest buildings in the village. The school house was once home to the headmistress of Brayton school, and lessons were taken in a smaller building. The house is now a private residence, and the old school room is now a small part of the extended building. Brayton Methodist Church and St Wilfrid's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
