Conservation Area: The Retreat (Conservation Area 8)
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Authority | City of York Council |
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Date assigned | 01 January 1975 |
Date last amended |
Description
The land area of the Retreat and Heslington Road Conservation Area was originally outside the City of York and part of Fulford. It occupies the highest ground south of the City including Lamel Hill and
Garrow Hill and commands views northwards across the City of York and southwards over Walmgate
Stray and low Moor to the village of Fulford. It is located within the City of York Green Belt. The
Conservation Area was designated in 1975.
The main elements of the character and appearance of the area are:
(1) The Retreat, set in parkland surrounded by high walls but with views out;
(2) A series of gardens and adjoining parkland, giving a very open landscape character;
(3) Pleasant Victorian suburban housing on Belle Vue Terrace which forms an edge to the open
space;
(4) The Conservation Area extends west to York Cemetery, south to Walmgate Stray and east to
the landscaped campus of the University. It consists mainly of open greenspace on the edge of
the city located within the City of York Green Belt.
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Location
Grid reference | Centred SE 6153 5081 (581m by 527m) |
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Map sheet | SE65SW |
Unitary Authority | City of York, North Yorkshire |
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Record last edited
Oct 17 2018 1:17PM