Areas of the City of York
The City of York is a unitary authority of the United Kingdom. There are many distinct localities, suburbs and villages within the administrative area of the City. All areas in the City are in the YO postcode area, also known as the York postcode area.[1]
Local government[]
York is an ancient English borough, and was one of the boroughs reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 to form a municipal borough. It gained the status of a county borough in 1889, under the Local Government Act 1888, and existed so until 1974, when, under the Local Government Act 1972, it became a non-metropolitan district in the county of North Yorkshire.[2][3]
As a result of 1990s UK local government reform, York gained unitary status and saw a substantial alteration in its borders, taking in parts of Selby and Harrogate districts, and about half the population of the Ryedale district. The new boundary was imposed after central Government had rejected the former city council's own proposal.[4]
The City of York Council has 47 councillors serving 22 wards.[5]
Parliamentary constituencies[]
Until the 2010 United Kingdom general election, most of York was covered by the City of York constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, but the outer parts of the city and local council area fell within the Selby, Vale of York and Ryedale constituencies.[6] For 2010, two new constituencies (York Central and York Outer) were created.
The whole of the city and local council area lay within the Yorkshire and the Humber constituency of the European Parliament.[7]
List of places in York[]
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.[8] Population details are taken from the UK Census of 2001 and 2011.[9][10] 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.
Places in the York Built-up area[]
The York Built-up area is defined by the Office for National Statistics for census purposes.[11]
| 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 |
Villages outside the York Built-up area[]
| 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[12] | 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[]
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
- ^ "Bartholomew Gazetteer entry for YORK". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ "Gazetteer of British Place Names – Map of the local government areas of Britain". www.gazetteer.co.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ "The North Yorkshire (District of York) (Structural and Boundary Changes) Order 1995". www.opsi.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ "Council Meetings – City of York Council". democracy.york.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ "York Press". Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Euro Parliament map". Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "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 14 July 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.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – York Built-up area (E34005036)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "2011 UK Census - Elvington Parish". Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- Villages and areas in the City of York
- York-related lists