Pocklington
| Pocklington | |||
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 56 ′ N , 0 ° 47 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | SE802486 | ||
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| Residents | 7632 (as of 2001) | ||
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| Post town | YORK | ||
| ZIP code section | YO42 | ||
| prefix | 01759 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | Yorkshire and the Humber | ||
| Shire county | East Riding of Yorkshire | ||
| District | East Riding of Yorkshire | ||
| British Parliament | East Yorkshire | ||
| Website: http://www.pocklington.gov.uk | |||
Pocklington is a small town in the English unitary authority East Riding of Yorkshire . It is located between Kingston upon Hull and York in the Yorkshire Wolds . Pocklington had 7,632 people at the 2001 census.
geography
Pocklington is at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds, about 20 km east of York, 40 km northwest of Hull and 50 km southwest of Bridlington and the North Sea coast.
In the south and west of the city, the landscape is mostly flat and characterized by arable farming, in the north and east the rugged limestone hills of the Wolds extend. Rape and sugar beet (for Nestlé and British Sugar ) are mainly grown, and peat is also extracted.
Pocklington is divided by the Pocklington Beck, a small, mostly underground stream, which flows into the Pocklington Canal. Both bodies of water were known for their abundance of fish, but the ecosystem was severely damaged in 2003 by a wastewater overflow from which nature is currently having to recover.
history
The first traces of human settlement in the place probably come from the Bronze Age .
In the Iron Age , Pocklington was an important place for the Parisian tribe. In 2004, several human skeletons from this period were discovered.
During the Roman rule in England, Pocklington was largely overlaid in its importance by the Roman city of Eboracum , today's York. While Eboracum grew rapidly, Roman influence in Pocklington remained little. Only a few Roman relics, such as the foundation walls of a villa discovered near the city, are known from this period.
Around 650 AD the place was given the name "Poclintun", which comes from the old English words "Pocel", the name of the inhabitants of the place, and from "do", which means something like "courtyard" or "settlement", consists. An older name for Pocklington is not known. It is believed that the Christian missionary Paulinus of York built the first church here, today's All Saints Church . On a cross in the churchyard of the church it is said that Paulinus missioned in Pocklington in 627.
In 866 the Great Pagan Army of the Vikings occupied the area. From 876 the occupiers from Denmark began to settle permanently in what is now Yorkshire and installed the Kingdom of Jórvík , which lasted for almost a century.
In 1066 there were two important battles, each of which led to a change of power in the country. The Battle of Stamford Bridge took place just four miles from Pocklington and marked the end of Viking rule in England. The subsequent Battle of Hastings resulted in a period of Norman rule .
In 1086, the year the Domesday Book was published, Pocklington was the second largest settlement in Yorkshire (after York). While the population of many settlements declined dramatically in the Middle Ages , Pocklington was able to develop and expand its prosperity. This was mainly due to Pocklington's good location on an access road to York, because at that time the city, like all of England, was an important export market for wool to continental Europe.
In 1400 Pocklington was one of 30 East Riding of Yorkshire towns with market rights. Over the next 150 years, the population tripled, and other branches of industry were added to agriculture, beer brewing and grinding.
On September 8, 1656, the place was given city rights by Oliver Cromwell .
The future Member of Parliament William Wilberforce wrote his first open letters in the fight against the British slave trade during his school days in Pocklington 1771–1776, which ultimately led to the same being repealed.
In 1814 a parliamentary resolution was passed to build a navigable canal that would connect the city with the Derwent . The canal was opened in 1818, but fell into disrepair due to the construction of more lucrative railway lines in the mid-19th century. It was not until 1971 that the canal was repaired with the help of a development association. In 1821 the community of Pocklington had 2,163 inhabitants, 1,962 of whom lived directly in the city. 1847 Pocklington received a railway connection; the route from York to Beverley was shut down again in 1965 due to the Beeching Report . In 1868, the inhabitants of Pocklington were mainly employed in agriculture, as well as in rope making, brick making and brewing.
In 1890 extensive renovation work was carried out on All Saints Church . A bottle was buried in the churchyard that contained descriptions of the church renovation and a newspaper from the time. This was accidentally dug up during construction work in 2005 and provided with an updated newspaper before it was re-buried.
In April 1941, an airfield was opened near Pocklington, which played an important role in World War II . From here, priority should be given to bombing targets in France. On October 20, 1954, the base was closed.
Since the 1980s, building areas have been increasingly developed to offer affordable housing to the population, who mostly work in York and Hull.
politics
Pocklington's city council currently consists of 13 members.
The city motto is "Service with Freedom". The city's coat of arms was introduced in its current form in 1980. The golden cross inside symbolizes the connection to Paulinus and the Archbishop of York. The sheaves of wheat emphasize Pocklington's importance in agriculture, and the water lily indicates the largest collection of water lilies in Europe in Burnby Hall Gardens , a park in Pocklington.
Each newly constructed street is given the surname of a Pocklington resident who died in the war by the city council - a decision that was controversial in the city.
Town twinning
Pocklington is twinned with
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Trendelburg , Germany (unofficial) -
Le Pays de Racan , France
Culture and sights
Opened in 2000, the Pocklington Arts Center offers a mixed program of films, music, theater, dance, lectures, workshops and exhibitions. Artists like the comedian Barry Cryer have already performed here .
Based on the Munich Oktoberfest , the city holds its own annual Pocktoberfest . In contrast to the German original, the whole festival revolves around beer. In 2006, a total of 19 barrels or 452 liters of ale were consumed at the event .
From May 7th to 9th, 2010 Pocklington celebrated its sixth Flying Man Festival with a variety of cultural events. The festival is organized in memory of Thomas Pelling, who tried to fly from the tower of the city church with self-made wings and was killed in the process.
Buildings
The All Saints' Church is Pocklington's parish church. Also called the Cathedral of the Wolds , it was built gradually from the 12th to the 15th centuries. The church belongs to the Anglican Diocese of York.
Parks
The Burnby Hall Gardens are about 8 hectares of parkland, which includes two lakes with the largest variety of water lily plants in Europe. Events such as live concerts are also held on the site. The park is open from March to October every year.
Sports
Pocklington is home to the Pocklington RUFC rugby club. Pocklington's first rugby game took place on November 12, 1879, when Pocklington Town and District met Pocklington Grammar School. The first rugby club, Pocklington FC, was founded in 1885. Pocklington RUFC is the host of the "Good Friday Sevens" tournament, Pocklington's largest sporting event in which local, national and international teams compete against each other.
The city has the Francis Scaife Sports Center, which includes a 20 m swimming pool and a sports hall. There are also swimming, soccer and cricket clubs in Pocklington. Outside the city there are two golf clubs, the Allerthorpe Park Golf Club with an 18-hole course and the Kilnwick Percy Golf Club.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
Pocklington is on the A1079, a major national thoroughfare from York to Hull. It is known for its chronic overload during peak hours, which makes it a hot spot for accidents. Between 1999 and 2005, around 90 accidents occurred annually along the route. An action alliance is currently fighting for the expansion of the road to a route with two-way lanes without intersections.
Since the closure of the York – Beverley railway line in 1965, Pocklington no longer has a railway connection. Instead, there are now bus connections to the surrounding cities and towns, including an express bus connection on lines 746 and X46 on the route from York to Hull. Efforts are being made to build a new railway line, but due to the overbuilding of the old line, after land sales by British Rail , it would have to follow a new route. The old station building, designed by George Townsend Andrews , was saved from demolition due to its special architecture and is now used as a bus stop and sports hall for the local school. Today it is listed as a grade II listed building .
The Pocklington Airfield is during the Second World War by the Royal Air Force occupied airfield. It has three concrete and paved slopes, each 1,500 m long. The area was bought by the Wolds Gliding Club and is now used for gliding and balloon flights. Any further use of the site is no longer planned today. The nearest commercial airport is Humberside Airport in North Lincolnshire , about 60 km southeast of Pocklington.
media
The Pocklington Post , the city's local newspaper, is published weekly in Pocklington . In the city, young people also broadcast their own radio program, Pock FM , which, due to budgetary constraints, only occurs for a limited period of the year. A second radio station, Vixen FM , is a full-time radio station from neighboring Market Weighton .
education
Pocklington has three preschools and a privately operated elementary school for children ages seven to eleven. It was founded in 1514. William Wilberforce attended school here from 1771 to 1776 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Pocklington CP (Parish) . In: Neighborhood Statistics . Office for National Statistics . Retrieved May 19, 2008.
- ↑ Pollution kills fish in waterways | Environment | The Guardian
- ↑ (Claudius Ptolemaeus), "Geography", Book 2, Part 2 - "The Tribes and Cities of Mainland Britain"
- ↑ Ancient bones may be Iron Age published September 11, 2004
- ^ AD Mills, The Popular Dictionary of English Place-Names , Parragon, 1996 ISBN 0-7525-1851-8 (based on A Dictionary of English Place-Names , OUP, 1991), accessed November 1, 2006.
- ↑ In Praise of Pocklington . In: Yorkshire Today . Business Link Magazine Group. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- ↑ Pocklington: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1829. GENUKI - UK and Ireland Genealogy
- ↑ Pocklington: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1868. GENUKI - UK and Ireland Genealogy
- ^ Message in a bottle, Pocklington Post, August 22, 2005
- ↑ Pocklington Town Council ( Memento of the original from October 14, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 'Erasure' of town heritage ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Pocklington Post dated May 13, 2005
- ^ Friendship with Trendelburg in North Hesse
- ^ About Pocklington Arts Center
- ↑ http://www.pocklingtontoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=996&ArticleID=1824667 ( Memento of the original from October 23, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. pocklingtontoday.co.uk
- ↑ Event: Flying Man Festival ( Memento of the original from April 6, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Burnby Hall Gardens
- ↑ Pocklington FC ( Memento of the original from August 31, 2003 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.francisscaifesportscentre.co.uk/
- ↑ http://www.a1079.org/dunnington-traffic-lights.htm ( Memento of the original from January 21, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. a1079.org
- ↑ Express bus connections York – Hull
- ^ Carl Bro Group Ltd: Hull to Beverley to York Rail Corridor Study Feasibility Final Report . Archived from the original on December 23, 2006. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 22, 2008.
- ^ Bairstow, Martin: Railways In East Yorkshire . Martin Bairstow, 1990, ISBN 1-871944-03-1 .
- ^ Pocklington Post
Web links
- The City website (English)