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The University of York [7] (abbreviated as Ebor or York for post-nominals) is a public collegiate research university in York, England. Established in 1963, the university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects. South-east of the city of York, [8] the university campus is about 500 acres (200 ...
The history of York, England, as a city dates to the beginning of the first millennium AD but archaeological evidence for the presence of people in the region of York dates back much further to between 8000 and 7000 BC. As York was a town in Roman times, its Celtic name is recorded in Roman sources (as Eboracum and Eburacum ); after 400, Angles ...
The museum was founded by the Yorkshire Philosophical Society (YPS) to accommodate their geological and archaeological collections, and was originally housed in Ousegate, York, until the site became too small. In 1828, the society received by royal grant, 10 acres (0.040 km 2) of land formerly belonging to St Mary's Abbey for the purposes of ...
352 (2016) [2] Website. www .yorkmuseumstrust .org .uk. York Museums Trust ( YMT) is the charity responsible for operating some key museums and galleries in York, England. The trust was founded in 2002 to run York's museums on behalf of the City of York Council. [3] [4] It has seen an increase in annual footfall of 254,000 to the venues since ...
The York Castle Museum is a museum located in York, North Yorkshire, England, on the site of York Castle, which was originally built by William the Conqueror in 1068. The museum itself was founded by John L. Kirk in 1938, and is housed in prison buildings which were built on the site of the castle in the 18th century, the debtors' prison (built in 1701–05 using stone from the ruins of the ...
Jorvik Viking Centre. / 53.957472°N 1.080306°W / 53.957472; -1.080306. The Jorvik Viking Centre is a museum and visitor attraction in York, England, containing lifelike mannequins and life-size dioramas depicting Viking life in the city. Visitors are taken through the dioramas in small carriages equipped with speakers.
King's Manor. Coordinates: 53.9624°N 1.0865°W. Front facade of King's Manor. 500m. 550yds. King's Manor. Location within York. The King's Manor is a Grade I listed building in York, England, and is part of the University of York. It lies on Exhibition Square, in the city centre.
Location of York Castle (8) and the major features of York city walls (1: Bootham Bar, 2: Monk Bar, 3: Walmgate Bar, 4: Micklegate Bar, 5: Fishergate Bar, 6: Victoria Bar, 7: Multiangular Tower). York was a Viking capital in the 10th century, and continued as an important northern city in the 11th century. [6]