Areas of York explained

York and its district, the City of York, has many distinct localities, suburbs and villages.

Centre

Squares

York's squares are:

Middle

Parliament Street is wide, pedestrianised, and lined with large London planes. 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

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, 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.

PlacenameCouncil wardParliamentPopulation (2001)Population (2011)Postcode
AcombAcomb, WestfieldYork Central21,41922,215YO24
BishophillMicklegateYork CentralYO1
BoothamGuildhallYork CentralYO30
CliftonClifton, Rawcliffe & Clifton Without (part)York Central12,01713,548 YO30
Clifton WithoutRawcliffe & Clifton WithoutYork Outer5,1135,246YO30
DringhousesDringhouses & WoodthorpeYork Outer10,73311,084YO24
EarswickStrensallYork Outer819876YO32
FishergateFishergateYork Central7,9219,844YO10
FulfordFulford & HeslingtonYork Outer2,5952,785YO10
GrovesGuildhallYork CentralYO31
HeslingtonFulford & Heslington (part), Hull Road (part)York Outer4,1224,792YO10
HeworthHeworth, Heworth Without (part)York Central (part), York Outer (part)13,72515,434YO31
Heworth WithoutHeworth WithoutYork Outer2,2832,191YO31
HolgateHolgateYork Central11,56412,832YO24
HuntingtonHuntington & New EarswickYork Outer9,2779,371YO31
LayerthorpeHeworthYork CentralYO31
New EarswickHuntington & New EarswickYork Outer2,8122,737 YO32
OsbaldwickOsbaldwick & DerwentYork Outer2,7262,902 YO10
RawcliffeRawcliffe and Clifton WithoutYork Outer5,4076,511 YO30
South BankMicklegateYork CentralYO23
Tang HallHeworthYork CentralYO31
WoodthorpeDringhouses & WoodthorpeYork OuterYO24
York City CentreGuildhall, MicklegateYork CentralYO1

District

See also: York Green Belt. 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.[6] Population details are taken from the UK Census of 2001 and 2011.[7] [8] 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.

PlacenameCouncil wardParliamentPopulation (2001)Population (2011)Postcode
Acaster MalbisBishopthorpeYork Outer578669YO23
Askham BryanRural West YorkYork Outer582564YO23
Askham RichardRural West YorkYork Outer273351YO23
BishopthorpeBishopthorpeYork Outer3,1743,237YO23
CopmanthorpeCopmanthorpeYork Outer4,2624,173YO23
Crockey HillWheldrakeYork OuterYO19
DeightonWheldrakeYork Outer308291 YO19
DunningtonOsbaldwick & DerwentYork Outer3,1943,230YO19
ElvingtonWheldrakeYork Outer1,2121,239[9] YO41
Haxby (town)Haxby & WiggintonYork Outer8,7548,248YO32
HessayRural West YorkYork Outer181265YO26
HoltbyOsbaldwick & DerwentYork Outer152166YO19
KexbyOsbaldwick & DerwentYork Outer194231YO41
KnaptonRural West YorkYork Outer222YO26
MiddlethorpeBishopthorpeYork OuterYO23
MurtonOsbaldwick & DerwentYork Outer423668 YO19
NaburnWheldrakeYork Outer470516 YO19
Nether PoppletonRural West YorkYork Outer2,0772,141 YO26
RufforthRural West YorkYork Outer560YO26
SkeltonRural West YorkYork Outer1,6401,549 YO31
Stockton on the ForestStrensallYork Outer1,2611,214 YO32
StrensallStrensallYork Outer3,815YO32
TowthorpeStrensallYork Outer1,967YO32
Upper PoppletonRural West YorkYork Outer1,9611,997 YO26
WheldrakeWheldrakeYork Outer1,9092,107 YO19
WiggintonHaxby & WiggintonYork Outer3,1743,160 YO32

Notes and References

  1. Web site: York Minster to create 'Queen Elizabeth Square' to honour monarch. 3 August 2023. 17 May 2019 .
  2. Web site: York City Streets. 3 August 2023.
  3. Parliament Street (Monuments 300–305), Book: An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 5, Central . 1981 . HMSO . London . 10 August 2023.
  4. Web site: The Walls: From Medieval Defence to Victorian Promenade . 10 August 2023.
  5. Web site: The history of Bishophill. 3 August 2023.
  6. Web site: LocationDetails . Fifth Periodical Report, Volume 4 Mapping for the Non-Metropolitan Counties and the Unitary Authorities . 106–109 . Boundary Commission For England . 1 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131003090741/http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm70/7032/7032_iv.pdf . 3 October 2013.
  7. Web site: Census 2001 . City of York 2001 Census Profile . City of York Unitary Authority . 2 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629202147/http://www.york.gov.uk/council/census/census/ . 29 June 2011 .
  8. Web site: UK Census 2011. Office for National Statistics. 27 September 2013.
  9. Web site: 2011 UK Census - Elvington Parish. 22 September 2013.