Copmanthorpe
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Copmanthorpe is a large village and civil parish in the unitary authority of City of York in the north of England, south west of York, west of Bishopthorpe and close to Acaster Malbis, Askham Bryan and Askham Richard. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 4,262. Prior to 1996 it had been part of the Selby district. The village was the only one on the outskirts of York not to be placed into the newly formed York Outer constituency; instead, it was placed into the Selby and Ainsty constituency.
The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Copemantorp, meaning Traders’ Village or Craftsmen’s Village. The Roman road from York (Eboracum) to Tadcaster (Calcaria) runs to the north of the village centre, along what are now Top Lane, Hallcroft Lane and Colton Lane. It was the site of a preceptory of the Knights Templar, on land given to the Templar Knights by the Malbis family (see Acaster Malbis). In 1672 the manor was sold to the Wood family. Copmanthorpe became a Conservation Area in 1978.
Copmanthorpe is bounded to the north by the A64, while the East Coast Main Line runs through its south-east periphery. The village is served by one regular local bus service from York (number 13), and by the Yorkshire Coastliner (all numbers except X45). There was also once a railway station, but as in so many villages this was closed decades ago. Plans have been put forward to reopen the station along with others in York’s surrounding area, but nothing seems to have come of them so far.
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[edit] Copmanthorpe Village
Copmanthorpe is a functional commuter village, with two churches, a post-office, a library, two pubs, and several takeaways. There are numerous village functions throughout the year, including the Carnival in summer, and the Fayre in Spring. The village has two greens -- although memorial green is little more than a patch of grass! The village also has a primary school, and students usually progress on to Tadcaster Grammar School.
[edit] The Copmanthorpe rail crash
The Copmanthorpe rail crash was a railway accident that occurred on 25 September 2006. One person was killed when the 14:25 Plymouth to Edinburgh Virgin Cross Country service collided with a car that had veered off Moor Lane and onto the tracks, causing the front carriage of the Voyager train set to derail and the car driver to die. The accident happened at approximately 21:01 BST. The train involved was already running late on its journey towards York.
[edit] Bring Your Bag
Copmanthorpe could be the first community in the York area to become a plastic bag-free zone if a group of environmentally-aware residents get their way. City of York Council's waste strategy unit has been working in partnership with local residents to help them in their bid to free their village of plastic bags. Known as the 'Bring your bag' group, they officially launched their ambitious project at the May Day Fair in Copmanthorpe on Monday 5 May. The group also took the opportunity to encourage children from the village to enter a competition to create a design that will appear on the front of sustainable cotton bags.
These bags will be supplied to every household in Copmanthorpe free of charge to raise awareness and encourage support for their idea. It is hoped that the bags will be ready and available for distribution at Copmanthorpe Carnival in July. The 'Bring you bag' group is also going to work with local shopkeepers to help make the idea of a plastic bag-free Copmanthorpe a reality.
[edit] References
Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. (1989) - Copeman
[edit] External links
Official sites
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- Copmanthorpe Parish Council
- Copmanthorpe Primary School
- FirstBus York homepage
- Yorkshire Coastliner homepage
Other sites
- “Copmanthorpe On-Line”, a site by a local historian.
- Copmanthorpe on Multimap
- “The Copmanthorpe Web Site”
Station-related
