Heslington is a village in the unitary authority of City of York in the north of England, south east of the centre of York and is considered as a suburb of the city. Prior to 1974, it was a village in the Derwent Rural District which was part of the East Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 1996 it was part of the Selby district before becoming part of the new City of York unitary authority. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 4122. The parish also includes the "Badger Hill" area, which is now thought of as a separate entity, and once included the Hull Road roundabout whose environs do not count as being in any suburb but just in York. It was probably an Anglian settlement and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. It became a Conservation Area in 1969. Heslington Hall was built between 1565 and 1568 for Sir Thomas Eynns. In the 20th century it was owned by Lord Deramore, and was used as the headquarters for the Royal Air Force's No. 4 (Bomber) Group from 1940-45, but is now the administrative headquarters for the University of York. The village tends to be busy as it provides a number of services for the students of the University of York; specifically, as of 2005, 4 banks, 2 pubs, a post office, a unisex hair salon, Heslington Church, and a grocery shop. The local school, Lord Deramore's Primary School, serves the residents of the nearby Badger Hill estate, Heslington village and the families of the scholars of the University of York. The University of York will start work in 2008 on a second campus, named Heslington East [1] to the East of the village. There has been some controversy about the project as it is feared the village will be swamped by traffic and lose its status as a small village.[2] The planning application went to public enquiry and the project was approved by the Department of Communities and Local Government in May 2007.[3]
The pubs
The two pubs in Heslington are the Deramore Arms and the Charles XII. The Charles XII, named after the racehorse, is a lively pub with a beer garden, popular with the students of the nearby University of York. The Deramore Arms tends to be the haunt of the local farming community, although it is also frequented by students seeking a quieter alternative to the Charles.
Notes
- ^ http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/presspr/heslingtoneast/
- ^ http://www.thisisyork.co.uk/search/display.var.1051975.0.councillor_tells_heslington_east_inquiry_of_traffic_concerns.php. York local paper The Press, 1 December 2006
- ^ http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/presspr/pressreleases/heslingtoneastapproval.htm
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