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This way we can get your event seen by many, many more people. Continue reading What’s On in York and North Yorkshire for February 2010?
A visit to one of the many Christmas Fairs and Christmas Markets held in York and North Yorkshire should definitely be top of your list for a great family day out in the next couple of months. Continue reading Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? Christmas Fairs and Markets in York and North Yorkshire
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The York Tyburn Gallows
Originally a gibbet for hangings or the display of felons to serve as warning to others, the area that is now on Tadcaster Road has a long history of retribution against criminals.
Knavesmire, one of the largely undeveloped areas of the city of York, was the site of many public hangings from 1379 when the gallows were first erected.
The last public hanging at Knavesmire was in 1801, as the local leaders decided that the gallows were not a good first impression for visitors to York to see. The gallows were then moved to a location near York Castle.
Continue reading Horrible History: The York Gallows
Yorkshire Horseracing Tracks
