The Groves Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:53.9678°N -1.0767°W
Label Position:top
Official Name:The Groves
Static Image Name:Lowther Street, York (geograph 3746374).jpg
Static Image Caption:Lowther Street
Unitary England:City of York
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Constituency Westminster:York Central
Post Town:YORK
Postcode District:YO31
Postcode Area:YO
Os Grid Reference:SE606528

The Groves is a district of York, England, covering the area just north of the city centre between Huntington Road and Haxby Road.

The district is near York Hospital and the city ring road. In the 19th century the area was populated by poor working-class inhabitants of long rows of back-to-back houses.[1] It consists largely of close-knit terraces, the majority of which date from the first two decades of the 20th century.[2] In the early 1960s, a large number of very small terraced houses were demolished to make way for flats and maisonettes which were built between Garden Street, Penleys Grove/Townend Street and Lowther Street;[3] this area has a residents' association.[4]

The Groves area contains a mixture of privately owned and rented properties, and council housing, and contains a number of students from York St John University. Lowther Street is the main area for local shopping, with an Indian restaurant and takeaway, Chinese takeaway, a small supermarket and a shop specialising in Polish food. In Penleys Grove Street there is a grocery shop.Lowther Street has historically been a busy route for traffic during rush hour, however in 2020 traffic has been re-routed away from Lowther Street through an 18-month experimental low traffic trial run by York Council based on feedback from residents of the Groves who desire "better air quality," "less and slower traffic" and "the chance to build on the existing sense of community."[5]

The Groves includes Park Grove Primary School,[6] the Young Groves centre, Door 84,[7] and St Thomas' Church.[8]

There is a police team which works with the community. In 2015 a ban on drinking alcohol on the streets was introduced to reduce anti-social behavior in the Groves.[9] The area crime rate is one of the lowest in York.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Tillott . P. M. . A History of the County of York: the City of York . 'Modern York: Social life, 1835-1900' . 286 - 289 . Victoria County History . London . 1961. British History Online . 1 November 2016.
  2. Web site: The Expanding City . . 1 November 2016.
  3. News: 4 photos from the 1960s Groves demolitions in York. . 20 January 2016 . 1 November 2016.
  4. Web site: Map of the area covered by The Groves resident association. City of York Council. 1 November 2016.
  5. Web site: Services. Web. The Groves low traffic neighbourhood trial. 2020-09-25. City of York Council. en.
  6. Web site: Park Grove Primary School. Department of Education. 1 November 2016.
  7. Web site: Door 84. Door 84 . 1 November 2016 .
  8. Web site: St Thomas York . St Thomas with St Maurice . 1 November 2016.
  9. News: Street drinking ban for the Groves . Prest . Victoria . The Press . 18 November 2015 . 1 November 2016.