Heworth, York

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Heworth Church.

Heworth is part of York, England, about one mile east of the centre. The name "Heworth" is Anglo-Saxon and means a "high enclosure".

1 Location and demographics
2 History
3 Fireballs observed in Heworth
4 References

[edit] Location and demographics

Although Heworth Village and some of the streets around it retain a village feel, development since the late 19th century has linked Heworth to the city, and it is effectively one of the ring of suburbs surrounding York. The area ranges from streets of terraced houses near the city (towards Layerthorpe) via large Victorian 'Villas' on East Parade and Heworth Green to older houses along Heworth Village and 1930s semi-detached houses on Stockton Lane. Much modern suburban development has taken place, particularly in the outlying area of Heworth Without.

In recent years there has been an increasing tendency for estate agents to describe properties in the less desirable areas of Layerthorpe, Burnholme and Tang Hall as being in the more desirable Heworth causing some confusion about the extent of the area!^{[citation needed]}

The area is split into two wards for the purposes of local elections -- Heworth (including all land within the old city boundary) and Heworth Without (outside the old city boundary).

Heworth Holme [1] is a popular open space near Heworth Village.

[edit] History

The village is of Roman origin; there is believed to be a Roman cemetery nearby, on the site of Heworth Croft, formerly part of York St John College. Heworth Green, the road from York city centre to Heworth, is on the site of a Roman road. Heworth became a Conservation Area in 1975.

In 1454, Heworth was the site of a skirmish between Lord Egremont and the Neville family during the Percy-Neville feud.

Through the middle of the 19th century, the Lord of the Manor was the Reverend Robert William Bilton Hornby.

On the outskirts of the village near Monk Stray was Elmfield College, a Primitive Methodist foundation which existed from about 1860 to 1930 when it merged with Ashville College in Harrogate. All that is left of the college now is numbers 1 and 9 Straylands Grove, next to Monk Stray. However, the area now covered by numbers 3, 5 and 7, along with a lot of the surrounding land was once built upon by the college, which was an educational pioneer in many ways. No. 1 pre-dated the college and No. 9 was built in the 1920's as the headmaster's house. (The owners have recently renamed the house to reflect this fact.)

[edit] Fireballs observed in Heworth

The York astronomer Edward or Nathanial Piggot was riding to Scarborough on horse back around the 1790's and he was passing though the Parish of 'Hewitt' (Heworth) and witnessed a very bright daylight fireball.^{[citation needed]}

Further info. in York Reference Library and/or Yorkshire Museum.