Knavesmire
The Knavesmire is one of a number of large, marshy undeveloped areas within the city of York in North Yorkshire, England, which are collectively known as Strays.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Common land
- Description: area within the city of York, England
- Also known as: “The Knavesmire”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Indicator Board And Clock Tower At York Racecourse and St Chad’s Church, York.
Indicator Board And Clock Tower At York Racecourse
Building
Photo: Malcolmxl5, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Indicator Board And Clock Tower At York Racecourse is a building, which is situated 600 feet northeast of Knavesmire.
St Chad’s Church, York
Church
St Chad's Church, sometimes known as St Chad on the Knavesmire, is a parish church in the South Bank area of York, in England. In the early 20th century, the South Bank area fell within the parish of St Clement's Church, but it had a small mission church on South Bank Avenue. St Chad’s Church, York is situated 2,100 feet northeast of Knavesmire.
Dringhouses Library
Library
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dringhouses Library is situated 2,500 feet west of Knavesmire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dringhouses and South Bank.
Dringhouses
Suburb
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dringhouses is a suburb of York, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is bounded by the Knavesmire, an open area of land on which York Racecourse is situated, to the east, Askham Bog and the A64 to the south, Woodthorpe and Foxwood to the west, and Acomb and Holgate to the north.
South Bank
Suburb
South Bank is an area of York in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is to the south of the River Ouse. It was home to the now-closed Terry's Chocolate Works.
Middlethorpe
Neighborhood
Middlethorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish of Bishopthorpe, in the unitary authority area of City of York, in North Yorkshire, England. The village was made a Conservation Area in 1975. Middlethorpe Hall dates from 1699 and Middlethorpe Manor from about 1700.
Knavesmire
- Categories: park, recreation area, and grassland
- Location: York, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.93878° or 53° 56′ 20″ northLongitude
-1.09627° or 1° 5′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C5WWWQ3+GFOpenStreetMap ID
way 189902789OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grassOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=commonWikidata ID
Q5210471
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Swedish—“Knavesmire” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Knavesmire”
- Japanese: “ナヴェスミア”
- Swedish: “Knavesmire”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include York Racecourse and Goddards Garden.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Knavesmire”. Photo: sidibousaid, CC BY 2.0.