Fishergate
Encyclopedia
Fishergate is one of the centre wards of York
, England
. It is situated directly south of the city walls, on the east bank of the River Ouse
, north of Fulford
. On its north west corner is the confluence point of the Foss
and the Ouse
. This area is protected from floods by the Foss Barrier. The area between the Ouse
and Fishergate is part of the New Walk
.
In the 2003 local elections, the Green Party
made its breakthrough in York, winning both Fishergate council seats by a significant majority and these seats were held in the 2007 local election
.
Important roads in Fishergate include Barbican Road, Broadway, Cemetery Road, Fawcett Street, Fishergate, Fulford Road, and Paragon Street. The area contains the Barbican Centre, a leisure centre that has hosted major sporting and music events but is currently subject to a controversial redevelopment. The divisional headquarters for North Yorkshire Police can be found in Fishergate, on Fulford
Road.. The ward has just under 8000 inhabitants. Local schools in the area are Fishergate School and St. Georges Primary and Junior School.
In Anglian times the area was the city's major manufacturing and trading centre. It was until 1971 the location of the city's Cattle Market.
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated directly south of the city walls, on the east bank of the River Ouse
River Ouse, Yorkshire
The River Ouse is a river in North Yorkshire, England. The river is formed from the River Ure at Cuddy Shaw Reach near Linton-on-Ouse, about 6 miles downstream of the confluence of the River Swale with the River Ure...
, north of Fulford
Fulford
Fulford is a historic village and civil parish on the outskirts of York, England. Situated to the south of the city, on the east bank of the River Ouse, it was the site of the 11th century Battle of Fulford...
. On its north west corner is the confluence point of the Foss
River Foss
The River Foss is an improved river in North Yorkshire, England, and a tributary of the River Ouse. It rises in the Foss Crooks woods near Oulston reservoir close to the village of Yearsley and runs south through the Vale of York to the Ouse...
and the Ouse
River Ouse, Yorkshire
The River Ouse is a river in North Yorkshire, England. The river is formed from the River Ure at Cuddy Shaw Reach near Linton-on-Ouse, about 6 miles downstream of the confluence of the River Swale with the River Ure...
. This area is protected from floods by the Foss Barrier. The area between the Ouse
River Ouse, Yorkshire
The River Ouse is a river in North Yorkshire, England. The river is formed from the River Ure at Cuddy Shaw Reach near Linton-on-Ouse, about 6 miles downstream of the confluence of the River Swale with the River Ure...
and Fishergate is part of the New Walk
New Walk
New Walk is a high quality poetry and arts print magazine published in Leicester, England, but with a national and international focus. It is edited by Rory Waterman and Nick Everett, with the fiction edited by Libby Peake...
.
In the 2003 local elections, the Green Party
Green Party of England and Wales
The Green Party of England and Wales is a political party in England and Wales which follows the traditions of Green politics and maintains a strong commitment to social progressivism. It is the largest Green party in the United Kingdom, containing within it various regional divisions including...
made its breakthrough in York, winning both Fishergate council seats by a significant majority and these seats were held in the 2007 local election
United Kingdom local elections, 2007
The 2007 UK local government elections were held on 3 May 2007. These elections took place in most of England and all of Scotland. There were no local government elections in Wales though the Welsh Assembly had a general election on the same day. There were no local government elections in Northern...
.
Important roads in Fishergate include Barbican Road, Broadway, Cemetery Road, Fawcett Street, Fishergate, Fulford Road, and Paragon Street. The area contains the Barbican Centre, a leisure centre that has hosted major sporting and music events but is currently subject to a controversial redevelopment. The divisional headquarters for North Yorkshire Police can be found in Fishergate, on Fulford
Fulford
Fulford is a historic village and civil parish on the outskirts of York, England. Situated to the south of the city, on the east bank of the River Ouse, it was the site of the 11th century Battle of Fulford...
Road.. The ward has just under 8000 inhabitants. Local schools in the area are Fishergate School and St. Georges Primary and Junior School.
In Anglian times the area was the city's major manufacturing and trading centre. It was until 1971 the location of the city's Cattle Market.