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York Guildhall

York Guildhall

York Guildhall marks the point at which the Romans forded the River Ouse and provided access to the main fortress of Eboracum via a gateway known as the Praetorian Gate. …

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All Saints church, Pavement

All Saints, Pavement

Anglo-Saxon grave cover

A church has been located here since before the Norman Conquest. The minster church, according to legend originally built in 685 AD for St Cuthbert, would have …

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Davygate

The Forest of Galtres was a 100,000 acre royal forest stretching to the very edge of medieval York. Its court and prison (for prosecuting poachers and the like) was located …

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The Burton Stone

The Burton Stone

At the corner of Burton Stone lane, behind iron railings, is the Burton Stone itself. Some have claimed it is prehistoric in origin. It marked the location of the Chapel …

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