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Easingwold
Easingwold is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Historically, part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it had a population of 4,233 at the 2001 census, increasing to 4,627 at the 2011 Census. It is located about north of York, near the foot of the Howardian Hills. History The town is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Eisicewalt" in the Bulford hundred. At the time of the Norman conquest of England, Norman conquest, the manor was owned by Morcar, Earl Morcar, but subsequently passed to the King. In 1265 the manor was passed to Edmund Crouchback by his father, Henry III of England, Henry III. The manor was caught up in the dispute between the 2nd Earl of Lancaster and Edward I of England, Edward I and the manor passed back to the crown following the Battle of Boroughbridge in 1322 which resulted in the execution of the Earl at Pontefract. The manor was restored to the Earl's brother some six years later, but he left no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easingwold Town Hall
Easingwold Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place in Easingwold, North Yorkshire, England. The structure was used as an events venue and is now used as a commercial printing centre, producing ''The Easingwold Advertiser & Weekly News''. History In the mid-19th century, a group of local businessmen decided to form a company to raise funds for the erection of an events venue in the town: the site they selected was occupied by a Slaughterhouse, shambles, which had been the local place for meat trading. The new building was designed by Edward Taylor in the Victorian architecture, Victorian style, built in red and buff bricks at a cost of £1,423 and was officially opened on 31 March 1864. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with three bays facing the south edge of the Market Place; the central bay featured a wide arched opening on the ground floor and three tall round headed windows on the first floor. The windows on the first floor were framed by a brick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
