A wapentake known as the Ainsty to the west of York, was until the 15th century a wapentake of the West Riding, but since then has come under the jurisdiction of the City of York

One half of Holt Park was built as a council estate ; the other half as private housing-the latter being of the period ' Ashton ' design ( similar to many across Leeds such as Ainsty in Wetherby and Knottingley ), comprising a mixture of detached and semi-detached housing, and several apartments.

The Ainsty or the Ainsty of York was a historic district of Yorkshire, England adjacent to the City of York.

In 1449 the Ainsty was annexed to York, with the sheriffs of the city assuming authority.

The city, which was said to be " in decay " was granted the " privileges and franchises " of the Ainsty in order to improve its financial position.

It was unclear if the reformed corporation still had jurisdiction in the Ainsty.

Under the legislation the Ainsty was declared to be part of the West Riding for all purposes.

Like other similar subdivisions of counties, although the Ainsty was never formally abolished, it ceased to have any function in the latter half of the 19th century.

The area now occupied by the newer Ainsty and Hickleton Courts ( next to the car park ) was a large ' village green ' for the Halifax Court / College residents.

Ainsty Court and Hickleton Court in Halifax College and accommodation within Wentworth College was built under the UPP scheme.

* Ainsty Estate, Wetherby, West Yorkshire ( in combination with Leeds City Council as well as later private developers )

Following their review of parliamentary representation in York and North Yorkshire in the 2000s, the Boundary Commission for England created a new seat of Selby and Ainsty.

The Ainsty originally formed part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, although the City of York claimed jurisdiction over the area under a royal charter of King John granted in the early 13th century.

Historically, the bridge marks the boundary between the West Riding and the Ainsty of York ; important people would have been formally met here on their journey to York.

In the United Kingdom Parliament Selby formed part of the Selby constituency until the 2010 general election when it became part of the new seat of Selby and Ainsty.

From that date until 1832 the people of the Ainsty and therefore Dringhouses were under the authority of York Corporation.

the site of the porta principalis sinistra, the west gatehouse of the Roman encampment, perpetuated today as King's Square, which nucleates the Ainsty, perhaps indicates a Viking royal palace site based on the remains of the east gate of the Roman fortress.

In July 2009, Gough revealed himself to be a supporter of the Conservative Party and offered his support to Nigel Adams ' parliamentary campaign for Selby and Ainsty.

Ainsty in Wetherby is also a large mixed development with many Ashtons and Leeds City Council houses mixed in.

The enlarged Selby and Ainsty seat now encompasses Marston Moor and Spofforth.

The Ainsty covered a few square miles situated to the west of York.

The Ainsty gives its name to the Selby and Ainsty parliamentary constituency, first contested at the general election of 2010.

The Ainsty Bounds Walk is a 44 mile ( 71 km ) footpath around Ainsty.

* Ainsty Wapentake at visionofbritain. org. uk

Ainsty and Hickleton Courts are managed by UPP Projects Ltd as part of the University Partnership Programme.

The Acropolis was unique in the world and if that imcomparable work flooded by moonlight wasn't enough for both natives and tourists, then they were quite simply barbarians and the hell with them.

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This was unique at the time, and a direct result of Baptists being denied entry into other schools that required religious tests of their students and staff.

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When the site was excavated by Soviet archaeologists during 1941-45, they realized that they had discovered a building absolutely unique for the area: a large ( 1500 square meters ) Chinese-style, likely Han Dynasty era ( 206 BCE – 220 CE ) palace.

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