Landscape record MYO5258 - Bootham Stray
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SE 6003 5456 (1092m by 1323m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SE65SW |
| Civil Parish | Huntington, City of York, North Yorkshire |
| Unitary Authority | City of York, North Yorkshire |
| Civil Parish | Clifton Without, City of York, North Yorkshire |
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Full Description
The Strays of York, of which Bootham Stray is one, are the residue of vastly greater areas of common land on which the Freemen of York had the right from time immemorial to depsture their cattle.
The inclosure allotments made to the city in the 18th and 19th centuries created the strays in their modern form; they were vested in the corporation to be held in trust for the use of the freemen of each ward. The allotments account for the whole of Bootham, Monk, and Walmgate strays; in the case of Micklegate Stray the allotments were added to the freemen's already extensive pastures of Knavesmire and Hob Moor.
Bootham Stray consists of c.180 acres. Originally 60 acres called the Intack. A further 120 acres were alloted in 1763.
Inclosure Award Date 19/03/1764
GIS boundaries not certain
* W W M Nisbet, 1973, The Strays of York (Booklet). SYO2633.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SYO2633 Booklet: * W W M Nisbet. 1973. The Strays of York.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 22 2023 11:59AM