Place:York, Yorkshire, England

Watchers
NameYork
Alt namesCaer Ebraucsource: Blue Guide: England (1980) p 619
Eboracumsource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 1038
Eburacumsource: Athena, Romano-British Sites [online] (2000); Times Atlas of World History (1993) p 342
Eoforwicsource: Dark Ages, Archaeology (1998)
Jorviksource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 1038
Eborsource: shortened Latinized form of "York"
TypeBorough (county), City
Coordinates53.967°N 1.083°W
Located inYorkshire, England
See alsoAinsty Wapentake, Yorkshire, Englandarea surrounding the City of York
City of York District, Yorkshire, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1996
Contained Places
Ancient parish
York All Saints North Street
York All Saints Pavement
York Holy Trinity Goodramgate
York Holy Trinity Micklegate
York St. Andrew
York St. Crux
York St. Dennis
York St. George
York St. Giles in the Suburbs
York St. Helen Stonegate
York St. John Delpike
York St. John Micklegate
York St. Margaret
York St. Martin le Grand
York St. Mary Bishophill Junior
York St. Mary Bishophill Senior
York St. Mary Castlegate
York St. Maurice
York St. Michael Spurriergate
York St. Michael le Belfrey
York St. Nicholas
York St. Olave Marygate
York St. Peter le Willows
York St. Peter the Little
York St. Sampson
York St. Saviour
York St. Wilfrid
Cemetery
St. Mary's Abbey
Yorkminster
Civil parish
York All Saints North Street
York All Saints Pavement
York Castle
York Davy Hall
York Holy Trinity Goodramgate
York Holy Trinity Kings Court
York Holy Trinity Micklegate
York Minster Yard with Beddern
York Mint Yard
York St. Andrew
York St. Crux
York St. Cuthbert St. Helen on the Walls and All Saints Peasholme ( - 1900 )
York St. Dennis
York St. George
York St. Giles in the Suburbs
York St. Helen Stonegate
York St. John Delpike
York St. John Micklegate
York St. Lawrence
York St. Margaret
York St. Martin Micklegate with St. Gregory
York St. Martin le Grand
York St. Mary Bishophill Junior
York St. Mary Bishophill Senior
York St. Mary Castlegate
York St. Maurice
York St. Michael Spurriergate
York St. Michael le Belfrey
York St. Nicholas
York St. Olave Marygate
York St. Peter le Willows
York St. Peter the Little
York St. Sampson
York St. Saviour
York St. Wilfrid
Extra parochial area
York Castle
York Davy Hall
York Minster Yard with Beddern
York Mint Yard
the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia

York is an historic walled city in North Yorkshire, England. At the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss, it is the county town of the historic County of Yorkshire. The cathedral known as York Minster and a variety of cultural and sporting activities make it a popular tourist destination.

The city was founded by the Romans as Eboracum in 71 AD. It became the capital of the Roman province of Britannia Inferior, and later of the kingdoms of Deira, Northumbria and Jórvík. In the Middle Ages, York grew as a major wool trading centre and became the capital of the northern ecclesiastical province of the Church of England, a role it has retained. The Latin term, Eboracum, has been shortened to Ebor and is used in place of York in certain contexts, such as in many company and place names, such as the Ebor race meeting. The Archbishop of York uses Ebor as his surname in his signature.

In the 19th century, York became a hub of the railway network and a confectionery manufacturing centre. The economy of York is now dominated by services. The University of York and National Health Service are major employers, whilst tourism has become an important element of the local economy.

The City of York is now a unitary authority and includes rural areas beyond the old city boundaries. In the UK census of 2011, it had a population of 198,051.

Contents

Local government

York is the traditional county town of Yorkshire, and therefore did not form part of any of its three historic ridings, or divisions. Its Mayor has had the status of Lord Mayor since 1370. York is an ancient borough, and was reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 to form a :municipal borough. It gained the status of a county borough in 1889, under the Local Government Act 1888, and existed so until 1974, when, under the Local Government Act 1972, it became a non-metropolitan district in the county of North Yorkshire, whilst retaining its Lord Mayor, its Sheriff and Aldermen.

As a result of 1990s UK local government reform, York gained unitary status and saw a substantial alteration in its borders, taking in parts of the Selby District and the Harrogate District, and about half the population of the Ryedale District.

York is now divided into 21 administrative wards, some of which represent the city districts in existence before 1974 and some the civil parishes previously located in Selby District, Harrogate District and Ryedale District. Some of the older parishes have been combined together in the formation of the new wards. The wards are named Acomb, Bishopthorpe, Clifton, Copmanthorpe Dringhouses and Woodthorpe, Fishergate, Fulford and Heslington, Guildhall, Haxby and Wigginton, Heworth, Heworth Without, Holgate, Hull Road, Huntington and New Earswick, Micklegate, Osbaldwick and Derwent, Rawcliffe and Clifton Without, Rural West York, Strensall, Westfield, and Wheldrake.

History

Wikipedia has divided the history of York into several sections: namely "Early history", "After the conquest", "16th to 18th centuries", and "Modern history". The article describes both historical events and economical progress.

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article York-History.
For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article History of York.

Research Tips

The Victoria County Histories was a publication project that began in the early 20th century. Some volumes (but not all) are available online through the Institute of Historical Research of the School of Advanced Study of the University of London. They contain a great deal of information about the ownership of manors within individual parishes and quite often include family trees of the landowning inhabitants. The volumes available for the City of York are:

  • A History of the County of York: the City of York Edited by P M Tillott. Published 1961. The volume of more than 80 chapters (577 pages) takes both a chronological and a thematic approach to the history of the City of York from before the Norman Conquest to the twentieth century.
  • The chapter entitled "The Boundaries of the City" described the parishes outside the city walls, and contains maps.
  • The Parish Churches is a single long article on the parish churches of York. Each one is discussed in a fair bit of detail, but it is necessary to use the search box provided to find the details on a specific church. This chapter is followed by three covering Protestant Nonconformity, Roman Catholicism, and the Jews.
  • A History of the County of York: Volume 3 Edited by Wm Page. Published 1974. A part volume from the Victoria County Histories, dealing with religious houses in the County of York, including York and Beverley minsters, and the prominent Cistercian houses Rievaulx and Fountains.

Other research tips

  • Wikipedia has an article, "Medieval parish churches of York", with a paragraph or two about each of the churches listed here in WeRelate. These are articles about the church edifices rather that about the parishes surrounding them.
  • English Jurisdictions 1851 is a FamilySearch website which maps the boundaries of the individual parishes. On a viewing earlier today (16 Feb 2018) it ceased to load, not for the first time lately. There may problems with it linking to the rest of the FamilySearch website.
  • A map of York dated 1852 is very large and "zoomable". It shows all the churches and the borders of the parishes surrounding them. British History Online states that this was the first real attempt at mapping York.

Nineteenth century censuses and civil registration areas

During the 19th century 29 ecclesiastical parishes within York and its immediate environs were also recognized as civil parishes, and are to be found in the UK Free BMD Index and on censuses. See the long list of civil parishes within York on the right toward the top of the page. They are provided so that they can be quoted directly when sources are requested here in WeRelate.

This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at York. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.