Knapton, York
Encyclopedia
Knapton is a village
and civil parish three miles west of York
in the City of York unitary authority
and ceremonial county
of North Yorkshire
, England
. It is bounded by the village of Acomb to the east, the B1224 to the south, the A59
to the north and the A1237 York Outer Ring Road to the west.
. In 1843 the village had a population of 113 in an area of approximately 883 acres made up mainly of farmhouses. The Lord of the Manor at this time was Sir William Eden.
In the sixteenth century, the village was a detached part of Holy Trinity,Micklegate Parish in York.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish three miles west of York
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...
in the City of York unitary authority
Unitary authority
A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...
and ceremonial county
Ceremonial counties of England
The ceremonial counties are areas of England to which are appointed a Lord Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as counties and areas for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Act 1997 with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England and Lieutenancies Act 1997...
of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, 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 bounded by the village of Acomb to the east, the B1224 to the south, the A59
A59 road
The A59 is a major road in the United Kingdom that runs from Liverpool in Merseyside, to York in North Yorkshire.-Merseyside:The A59 begins in the centre of Liverpool at the mouth of the Birkenhead Tunnel, and heads north out of the city, first as Scotland Road in Vauxhall, then Kirkdale Road,...
to the north and the A1237 York Outer Ring Road to the west.
History
There are records of a settlement here from Saxon times, but the first mention of Knapton is in the Domesday BookDomesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
. In 1843 the village had a population of 113 in an area of approximately 883 acres made up mainly of farmhouses. The Lord of the Manor at this time was Sir William Eden.
In the sixteenth century, the village was a detached part of Holy Trinity,Micklegate Parish in York.