 Micklegate Bar, the southern entrance to York | |
 Location within York | |
| Area | York |
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| Coordinates | 53°57′26″N 1°05′18″W / 53.9572°N 1.0884°W |
| North east end |
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| Major junctions |
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| South west end | Blossom Street |
Micklegate is a street in the City of York, England. The name means "Great Street", "gate" coming from the Old Norse gata, or street.[1]
Micklegate is described by York City Council as "one of the most handsome streets in Yorkshire",[2] and was described by Nikolaus Pevsner as "...without any doubt the most architecturally rewarding street in York".[3] There are three Medieval churches on the street, and a total of four Grade I listed buildings, with the majority of buildings being three- or four-storey Georgian structures.[2]
The name Micklegate is sometimes applied to a slightly broader area, including the side streets Toft Green, Priory Street, Trinity Lane and St Martin's Lane.[2] There is also a ward of Micklegate, used for elections to the City Council, which covers a much larger area, spreading well beyond the city walls.
- ^ Arthur, Ross G. (2001). English-Old Norse Dictionary (PDF). In Parentheses.
- ^ a b c "Character Area 21: Micklegate" (PDF). York City Council. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Neave, David (1995). Yorkshire: York and the East Riding. Yale University Press. pp. 224–226. ISBN 0300095937.