Administrative unit

Bootham Borough

Ancient District

Preferred Name:
BOOTHAM
Unit Type:
Ancient District
Status:
Borough
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10172860
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 773.

Notes:

Bootham is a suburb of the city of York just outside the walls north of the Minster. In the late 13th century there was a dispute between the city and St. Mary's Abbey, the latter claiming that Bootham was a free borough outside the control of the city. See 'The twelfth and thirteenth centuries: The city and ecclesiastical franchises', A History of the County of York: the City of York (1961), pp. 38-40. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36319 Date accessed: 17 August 2010.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
YORKSHIRE Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 773.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bootham Borough through time | Census tables with data for the Ancient District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10172860

Date accessed: 06th May 2024