Copmanthorpe

Copmanthorpe
Copmanthorpe Shops
Copmanthorpe is located in North Yorkshire
Copmanthorpe
Copmanthorpe
Location within North Yorkshire
Population4,173 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE 57 47
Civil parish
  • Copmanthorpe
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYORK
Postcode districtYO23
Dialling code01904
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°54′56″N 1°08′22″W / 53.91556°N 1.13944°W / 53.91556; -1.13944

Copmanthorpe (/ˈkɒpmənˌθɔːrp/) is a village and civil parish in the City of York in the English county of North Yorkshire, 4 miles (6.4 km) 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,[2] reducing to 4,173 at the 2011 Census.[1]

The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It was then a part of the district of Selby District in North Yorkshire from 1974 until 1996. Since 1996 it has been part of the City of York unitary authority.[3] The village is part of the York Outer constituency.[4]

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Copemantorp, from Old Norse Kaupmanna þorp,[5] meaning Traders' Village or Craftsmen's Village.[6] The area of Copmanthorpe covering Main Street, Church Street and Low Green became a Conservation Area in 1978.[7]

Copmanthorpe is bounded to the north by the A64, while the East Coast Main Line runs through its south-east periphery; to the west lies open countryside.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Copmanthorpe Parish (1170211383)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Copmanthorpe Parish (1543504419)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. ^ "History of Copmanthorpe, in York and West Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Parliamentary Constituencies". City of York Council. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  5. ^ Moorman, Frederic William (1910). The place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Issue 18 of Publications of the Thoresby Society, Leeds Thoresby Society (Eng). Johnson Reprint Corp. p. xxxi.
  6. ^ Mills, A. D. (1991). Oxford Dictionary of British Place Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-852758-6.
  7. ^ "The Copmanthorpe Story" (PDF). Copmanthorpe Parish Council. Retrieved 30 May 2011.