Yate
Coordinates: 51 ° 32 ′ N , 2 ° 25 ′ W
Yate is a town with 21,491 inhabitants (2001) in the Unitary Authority South Gloucestershire in England and is located near Bristol .
history
Yate is at the southern end of the Cotswolds . Archaeological finds indicate a settlement as early as Roman times ; there is evidence that there was a church of Worcester building used for religious purposes around 770. The name of the city is derived from the word Giete or Gete , which in the Anglo-Saxon language meant about the gate to the forest area . Indeed, the South Gloucestershire area used to be largely forested land. The Church of St. Mary dates back to the time of the Normans , but was significantly rebuilt in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Yate was connected to the British railway network in 1844 . In the beginning of the 20th century, an aircraft yard opened in Yate, where British aircraft were repaired during the First World War . Aircraft manufacturer Parnall later relocated its production facilities from Bristol to Yate.
Until the 1960s, Yate was only a small place. The city received its present-day appearance in the 1960s, when settlement measures turned the small town into a small town.
Industry
By World War II , Yate had a large aircraft factory called Parnall. During the war, the company specialized in the production of war guns. Many workers were killed in air raids in February and March 1941.
Yate owns 3 natural products with which it is associated - limestone in the east, feldspar in the center and coal in the west. The demand for limestone increased with the expansion of the roads, while the supply of coal decreased more and more due to the decreasing demand for construction timber.
administration
Yate was formerly part of Gloucestershire county . In 1974 the city was assigned to the newly formed County of Avon and was part of the Northavon district . However, this county was dissolved in 1996; since then, Yate has been part of the South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority.
Districts
- Goose Green
- Westerleigh
- The Birds
- Abbotswood
- Rodford
- Stover
- North Yate
- Brimsham Park
Famous people
Yate is the birthplace of Harry Potter author Joanne Kathleen Rowling , although other sources indicate the neighboring town of Chipping Sodbury .
Town twinning
Yate maintains city partnerships with Bad Salzdetfurth ( Lower Saxony ) and Genieri ( Gambia ).
Picture gallery
Church tower of St. Mary
The Lych Gate. There are two war memorials inside this gate.
World War II monument
World War I monument
The Parnall memorial in the churchyard
Grave in the churchyard, view from the church tower
St. Mary's Church of England school in Church road
A very small part of Yate. The mall is on the top right.
The fire station, the ambulance building is on the right side. In the foreground in the middle you can see the entrance house.
Daffodils in the Rodford Way
The lake in Kingsgate Park
The shopping district has more than 100 stores.
The White Lion pub in the mall
Stanshawes Court Hotel, an 1871 country house in Kingsgate Park
