cathedral
York Minster
One of the largest Gothic cathedrals in Northern Europe, famous for its medieval stained glass.
13 km · about 25 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Wilberfoss works well as a base: 10 minutes from Elvington, 19km from Castle Howard.
Wilberfoss is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 1,866, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Wilberfoss is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the north side of the A1079 approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of York city centre and 11 miles (18 km) north-west of Market Weighton. According to the 2011 UK census, Wilberfoss parish had a population of 1,866, anRead more
increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 1,855.
The name Wilberfoss derives from the Old English Wilburhfoss meaning 'Wilburh's ditch'.
In 1823 inhabitants in the village numbered 335. Occupations included fifteen farmers – some of whom were land owners – three shopkeepers, two wheelwrights, two blacksmiths, a butcher, a bricklayer, a corn miller, a baker, a tailor, a wholesale brewer, and the landlords of the True Briton, Horse Shoes, and Waggon and Horses public houses. Also listed was one gentleman, a school teacher, and a perpetual curate. Baines' History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County of York states that the "ancient and respectable" family of Wilberfoss resided here from the Norman Conquest to 1710, after which the family estate and mansion was sold. A family descendant was William Wilberforce, and the Wilberforce family still provided patronage for the parish living. Wilberfoss Priory, a house of Benedictine nuns, was founded at Wilberfoss by Elias de Cotton during the reign of Henry II, which at the time of the suppression of the monasteries by Henry VIII had a yearly value of £26. 10s. 8d. The priory lay just to the north of St John's Church; nothing of it remains today.
In 1967 the parish Church of St John the Baptist was designated a Grade I listed building and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.
Other notable buildings include the Grade II listed Old Vicarage (circa late 18th century) on Main Street, mentioned in Pevsner's account of the village for its remarkable dentilled timber eaves cornice and raised curved gables on shapes kneelers and Villa Farm also of Main Street.
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Wilberfoss is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 53.9485 latitude, -0.8894 longitude.
Wilberfoss has a population of approximately 1,866 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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cathedral
One of the largest Gothic cathedrals in Northern Europe, famous for its medieval stained glass.
13 km · about 25 min drive
photogenic
Medieval York street where overhanging timber-framed shops nearly touch across the lane, some dating to the 14th century. Once a row of butchers' shops; the meat-hooks and wide sill-boards survive.
13 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
Famous bikers' cafe at Fridaythorpe on the rolling B1251 through the Yorkshire Wolds, drawing hundreds of motorcycles and sports cars on summer weekends for its renowned breakfasts.
17 km · about 20 min drive
castle
A stately home in North Yorkshire, not a true castle but one of England's grandest Baroque residences, famous from Brideshead Revisited.
19 km · about 20 min drive
cafe
One of Yorkshire's most famous biker cafes near Sherburn-in-Elmet, hosting regular bike nights and rallies.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
An 18-mile heritage steam line from Pickering across the moors to Grosmont and on to Whitby, one of the busiest in Britain.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
A handsome market town on the edge of the North York Moors with a ruined castle and a walled garden.
35 km · about 40 min drive
ancient ruins
The ruins of one of the great Cistercian monasteries of medieval England, set in a secluded wooded valley near Helmsley.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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