Areas of York
York and its district, the City of York, has many distinct localities, suburbs and villages.
Centre
Squares
York's squares are:
- St Sampson's Square, the old market square at the head of Parliament Street;
- St Helen's Square, anchored by York Mansion House and St Helen's Church on opposing ends of the square, it also links to York Guildhall which is behind the mansion house overlooking the River Ouse;
- King's Square, anchored by York's Chocolate Story;
- Shambles Market Square, developed in the 1950s, the current market square;
- Queen Elizabeth Square, a planned square at Duncombe Place next to the Minster, name in honour of the late Queen Elizabeth II;[1]
- Coppergate Shopping Centre square, developed in the 1980s and anchored by the Jorvik Viking Centre and St Mary's Church museums.
- Exhibition Square, it is anchored by the York Art Gallery and Bootham Bar, it is surrounded by defensive walls from the city wall's differing alignments through history.[2]
Middle
Parliament Street is wide, pedestrian and lined with large London plane-trees. It is the city centre's main-street, central to the network of gates, snickelways and squares. It was created in the early Victorian Era merging two marketplaces, St Sampson's Square and Pavement.[3]
York Castle is to the north of a peninsula formed by the Foss flowing into the Ouse. It is an area with multiple parts such as the Eye of York green, Clifford's Tower, Tower Gardens, the crown court and York Castle Museum.
North West
North west of the centre is the walled Museum Gardens, the Hospitum, St Olave's Church and ruins of St Mary's Abbey. North west of the gardens is Bootham. The city's medical facilities are concentrated at Bootham with Bootham Park Hospital and York Hospital. The latter hospital borders Bootham Stray and Bootham itself borders Clifton.
North east
North-east from Foss Bridge to Bootham Bar is a quieter area of the city. On the Bootham Bar end is Petergate with the green space of Dean's Park, York Minster and the Treasurer's House. North east of this, outside the walls, is York St John University's Campus.
Halfway down is Goodramgate with shops on the gate and on Monkgate, other streets in the area are for housing. The walls end at Layerthorpe, King's Fishpool formerly existed here, this meant that walls in the area were not needed.[4]
Near the bridge is Fossgate. Apart from Fossgate, the area is high density housing and offices, including the Government's DEFRA. The DIG centre is based here.
South east
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The walled centre's area east of the River Foss is centred upon Piccadilly, Walmgate; after the walls Fishergate and Lawrence Street. Walmgate and Lawrence Street have small shops on both sides creating a main shopping thoroughfare through the area while Piccadilly has hotels.
From just north of Walmgate bar, the area outside the walls is light industrial with a number of supermarkets. From Red Tower to the Layerthorpe, along the Foss, the city walls have been removed. Near Fishergate Bar is York Barbican.
The centre reaches from Walmgate Stray to Monk Stray; neighbouring Fulford, Heslington, Osbaldwick and Heworth.
South west
Bishophill is the walled centre's area west of the River Ouse. The area is residential to the south, Micklegate is the main thoroughfare for trade and offices are found along the Ouse (off Skeldergate) and north of Micklegate (off Toft Green and Tanner Row).[5]
North and east of Bishophill is Bishops Fields. The north of Bishophill and Bishops Fields are dominated by the railway; multiple offices, York station and the National Railway Museum.
Micklegate becomes Blossom Street which goes towards the Micklegate Stray, which includes the Knavesmire. This part of the centre neighbours Holgate, Dringhouses, South Bank and Middlethorpe.
Outer
The York Built-up area is defined by the Office for National Statistics for census purposes.[6]
| Placename | Council ward | Parliament | Population (2001) | Population (2011) | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acomb | Acomb, Westfield | York Central | 21,419 | 22,215 | YO24 |
| Bishophill | Micklegate | York Central | YO1 | ||
| Bootham | Guildhall | York Central | YO30 | ||
| Clifton | Clifton, Rawcliffe & Clifton Without (part) | York Central | 12,017 | 13,548 | YO30 |
| Clifton Without | Rawcliffe & Clifton Without | York Outer | 5,113 | 5,246 | YO30 |
| Dringhouses | Dringhouses & Woodthorpe | York Outer | 10,733 | 11,084 | YO24 |
| Earswick | Strensall | York Outer | 819 | 876 | YO32 |
| Fishergate | Fishergate | York Central | 7,921 | 9,844 | YO10 |
| Fulford | Fulford & Heslington | York Outer | 2,595 | 2,785 | YO10 |
| Groves | Guildhall | York Central | YO31 | ||
| Heslington | Fulford & Heslington (part), Hull Road (part) | York Outer | 4,122 | 4,792 | YO10 |
| Heworth | Heworth, Heworth Without (part) | York Central (part), York Outer (part) | 13,725 | 15,434 | YO31 |
| Heworth Without | Heworth Without | York Outer | 2,283 | 2,191 | YO31 |
| Holgate | Holgate | York Central | 11,564 | 12,832 | YO24 |
| Huntington | Huntington & New Earswick | York Outer | 9,277 | 9,371 | YO31 |
| Layerthorpe | Heworth | York Central | YO31 | ||
| New Earswick | Huntington & New Earswick | York Outer | 2,812 | 2,737 | YO32 |
| Osbaldwick | Osbaldwick & Derwent | York Outer | 2,726 | 2,902 | YO10 |
| Rawcliffe | Rawcliffe and Clifton Without | York Outer | 5,407 | 6,511 | YO30 |
| South Bank | Micklegate | York Central | YO23 | ||
| Tang Hall | Heworth | York Central | YO31 | ||
| Woodthorpe | Dringhouses & Woodthorpe | York Outer | YO24 | ||
| York City Centre | Guildhall, Micklegate | York Central | YO1 |
District
The individual areas of the City of York are all within the Unitary Authority area as defined by the Fifth Periodical Report, Volume 4, "Mapping for the Non-Metropolitan Counties and the Unitary Authorities as published by the Boundary Commission For England", specifically on pages 106–109.[7] Population details are taken from the UK Census of 2001 and 2011.[8][9] Some areas that have a population for 2001 are taken from local ecclesiastical parish information and has not been updated for 2011. Other areas without any population information is due to a lack of ecclesiastical parish information, mostly because the area has never been one and is included only due to it being an identifiable and distinct area according to Ordnance Survey maps.
| Placename | Council ward | Parliament | Population (2001) | Population (2011) | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acaster Malbis | Bishopthorpe | York Outer | 578 | 669 | YO23 |
| Askham Bryan | Rural West York | York Outer | 582 | 564 | YO23 |
| Askham Richard | Rural West York | York Outer | 273 | 351 | YO23 |
| Bishopthorpe | Bishopthorpe | York Outer | 3,174 | 3,237 | YO23 |
| Copmanthorpe | Copmanthorpe | York Outer | 4,262 | 4,173 | YO23 |
| Crockey Hill | Wheldrake | York Outer | YO19 | ||
| Deighton | Wheldrake | York Outer | 308 | 291 | YO19 |
| Dunnington | Osbaldwick & Derwent | York Outer | 3,194 | 3,230 | YO19 |
| Elvington | Wheldrake | York Outer | 1,212 | 1,239[10] | YO41 |
| Haxby (town) | Haxby & Wigginton | York Outer | 8,754 | 8,248 | YO32 |
| Hessay | Rural West York | York Outer | 181 | 265 | YO26 |
| Holtby | Osbaldwick & Derwent | York Outer | 152 | 166 | YO19 |
| Kexby | Osbaldwick & Derwent | York Outer | 194 | 231 | YO41 |
| Knapton | Rural West York | York Outer | 222 | YO26 | |
| Middlethorpe | Bishopthorpe | York Outer | YO23 | ||
| Murton | Osbaldwick & Derwent | York Outer | 423 | 668 | YO19 |
| Naburn | Wheldrake | York Outer | 470 | 516 | YO19 |
| Nether Poppleton | Rural West York | York Outer | 2,077 | 2,141 | YO26 |
| Rufforth | Rural West York | York Outer | 560 | YO26 | |
| Skelton | Rural West York | York Outer | 1,640 | 1,549 | YO31 |
| Stockton on the Forest | Strensall | York Outer | 1,261 | 1,214 | YO32 |
| Strensall | Strensall | York Outer | 3,815 | YO32 | |
| Towthorpe | Strensall | York Outer | 1,967 | YO32 | |
| Upper Poppleton | Rural West York | York Outer | 1,961 | 1,997 | YO26 |
| Wheldrake | Wheldrake | York Outer | 1,909 | 2,107 | YO19 |
| Wigginton | Haxby & Wigginton | York Outer | 3,174 | 3,160 | YO32 |
References
- ^ "York Minster to create 'Queen Elizabeth Square' to honour monarch". 17 May 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "York City Streets". Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ Parliament Street (Monuments 300–305), An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 5, Central. London: HMSO. 1981. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "The Walls: From Medieval Defence to Victorian Promenade" (PDF). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "The history of Bishophill". Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – York Built-up area (E34005036)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "LocationDetails" (PDF). Fifth Periodical Report, Volume 4 Mapping for the Non-Metropolitan Counties and the Unitary Authorities. Boundary Commission For England. pp. 106–109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "Census 2001". City of York 2001 Census Profile. City of York Unitary Authority. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ "UK Census 2011". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ^ "2011 UK Census - Elvington Parish". Retrieved 22 September 2013.