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83-666: Merry Hampton was bred at the Cottingham Stud in Yorkshire by J. Crowther Harrison. He was a dark bay horse standing 16 hands high, and although strong and "wiry" he was not a particularly attractive individual, being described by one observer as "jumped up, peacocky (and) lacking in depth." He was sold as a yearling in September 1885 at the Doncaster sales for 3,100 guineas to George Alexander Baird , who ran in his racing interests under

166-451: A capuchin friar , who built or re-built the chancel, is commemorated by a monumental brass in the church. The church was designated a Grade I listed building in 1967. After 1376, dikes were made to supply water to Kingston upon Hull with fresh water from a source between Cottingham and Anlaby ; in 1392, some inhabitants of Cottingham and Anlaby rioted, and about 1,000 people laid siege to Kingston upon Hull, threatening to raze it to

249-606: A licensed entertainment and conference venue in Sunbury-on-Thames , Surrey , England , on the border with Greater London ; it is 13 miles west of Charing Cross in central London. The site has 210 acres (85 hectares ) of flat grassland surrounded by woodland with two lakes in its centre. Its entrance borders Kempton Park railway station which was created for racegoers on a branch line from London Waterloo , via Clapham Junction . It has adjoining inner and outer courses for flat and National Hunt racing. Among its races,

332-466: A tuberculosis sanitorium, the hospital was extended westwards between 1921 and 1939 with the addition of an infectious diseases hospital. The large houses Northfields House, and Thwaite House, were acquired by the nascent Hull University in 1928, converted to halls of residence, and renamed Needler Hall and Thwaite Hall respectively. Both Halls were substantially extended in the period after acquisition for university accommodation use. In 1951

415-583: A 87-acre (35 ha) site. Cottingham is within the Parliamentary constituency of Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham , which is represented by Dame Diana Johnson of the Labour Party . A golf course and leisure club on Wood Hill Way, and a major (400/275 kV AC) electricity substation "Creyke Beck", lie just outside the formal boundaries of the parish, within Skidby civil parish. The substation

498-729: A Grade 1 race. With similar challenges, past winners of the Kauto Star Novices' Chase and of the King George VI Chase include Kauto Star and Long Run ; the following day is the Desert Orchid Chase , a Grade 2 race. On approximately the last weekend of February Kempton Park hosts the Coral Trophy Handicap Chase and in early September the course stages the September Stakes race day. In addition to racing,

581-402: A carpet factory (1811). Several notable houses and halls were constructed in and around Cottingham at around the turn of the 19th century: to the north-west of the village; Cottingham Grange (built 1801); and the nearby Harland Rise (built c.  1800 ); south-east of the village, on the road to Hull, Springfield House, (early 19th or last decade of the 18th century); within

664-539: A limited development of the site for housing that would allow racing to continue at Kempton Park for the foreseeable future. Kempton Park stages National Hunt racing (with fences) and flat racing , with the most famous race being the King George VI Chase held every Boxing Day , a prestigious Grade 1 race. The Kauto Star Novices' Chase (formerly the Feltham Novices' Chase) also takes place on Boxing Day,

747-520: A mile-long spur that joined the main track by the home bend, used for the "Jubilee Handicap" which parred the Cambridgeshire and the Stewards' Cup in seniority, was abandoned. It is now overgrown for racing; however, it joins the outskirts of the park as part of the green belt . The old flat course comprised: a right-handed triangular course of about 1m 5f; a straight six-furlong course that intersected

830-437: A pleasure-ground, which is very well worth seeing; it consists of shrubberies with winding walks, and the imitation of a meandering river through the whole..." Snuff was manufactured in the south of the village in the 18th century; towards the end of the century a large mill owned by Quaker William Travis was producing 15 hundredweight of snuff per week. William Travis had a three-storied house built in 1750 next to

913-410: A pumping station ('Mill Dam pumping station') was opened north of the village centre, near Mill Dam stream; built to supply Kingston upon Hull with water from the aquifer via three boreholes. West of the village at Keldgate a reservoir was constructed in 1909 with a capacity of about 10,000,000 imp gal (45,000 m ); representing a day's usage. The reservoir was expanded in the 1930s, with

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996-581: A racecourse. This was the feudal lord's demesne of a manor recorded in the Domesday Book and has had at least four variant names; though early Victorian gateposts exist, no buildings of the manor house remain. For many years Kempton's Easter meeting (Saturday and Monday) was one of its highlights of the year, with the Roseberry Stakes (over the 1m 2f of the Jubilee course) and the 2,000 Guineas Trial on

1079-557: A shoe and received a minor injury due to "the prick of a nail", but he recovered quickly and resumed training. Ten days later, Merry Hampton was sent across the Channel for what was then the most important race in France, the Grand Prix de Paris over 3000m at Longchamp for which he started 4/5 favourite. His chance in the race was not helped at the start, where he was kicked in the leg by one of

1162-500: A very long run-in of 350 yards, for there were only two fences in the home straight rather than the present three, and a run-in of 220 yards. On 10 January 2017, the Jockey Club announced the closure of the 230-acre site by 2021 for a total of £500 million investment programme over a 10-year period that was submitted for consideration following the local authority's 'Call for Sites' to address unmet local housing needs. The plan includes

1245-492: A weekly market; he also founded an Augustinian priory, licensed in 1320, and built by 1322. Due to potential disputes over the land it was built on, the priory moved to Newton south of Cottingham in 1325, becoming known as Haltemprice Priory . By 1352, the lordship of Cottingham had passed from the de Wake family through Thomas Wake's sister Margaret Wake , who married Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent (1301–1330) to John, 3rd Earl of Kent (1330–1352). On John's death,

1328-481: Is the connection point for the GigaWatt-sized Dogger Bank Wind Farm , and two grid batteries at a combined 145 MW power. Historically, Cottingham was noted for its springs: ones to the north of the town formed a north to south riverlet through the town, that drove Snuff Mill; whilst a large and vigorous gypsey existed at Keldgate. Unsustainable levels of water extraction in the area since

1411-451: The A1079 road 'Beverley Bypass' was built for the upgraded factory development. In 2015 Swift began a 116,250 square feet (10,800 m ) expansion of their factory, with a further 72,656 square feet (6,750.0 m ) of covered storage. In 1981, the tradition of installing Christmas lights was started by local traders, as a way of increasing trade and adding to the sense of community during

1494-558: The King George VI Chase takes place on Boxing Day , a Grade 1 National Hunt chase which is open to horses aged four years or older. The racecourse was the idea of 19th-century businessman and Conservative Party agent S. H. Hyde, who was enjoying a carriage drive in the country with his wife in June 1870 when he came across Kempton Manor and Park for sale. Hyde leased the grounds as tenant in 1872 and six years later in July 1878 Kempton opened as

1577-503: The Prince of Wales and other members of the Royal Family. The Baron started 5/4 favourite, and was picked as the winner by eighteen of the nineteen newspaper "prophets", while Martley, trained by William Stevens was also well fancied and started on 10/1. Ridden as he would be in all his races by Jack Watts , Merry Hampton was held up in the early stages as the running was made by Porcelain and

1660-569: The Royal Hunt Cup and went on to become a successful sire in Argentina. Merry Hampton made his first appearance in the 1887 Derby at Epsom . In April he was considered a possible runner for the 2000 Guineas but did not take part, although he began to appear in the Derby betting at odds of 40/1 and 33/1. Merry Hampton's status as a serious Derby contender had become apparent by 19 May, six days before

1743-458: The Yorkshire Wolds hills. The modern village has two main shopping streets, Hallgate and King Street which cross each other: Hallgate runs east to west from the medieval church to the triangular West Green, near the location of the former Baynard Castle ; King Street runs north to south from Northgate to Newgate Street, Market Green (now a car park) is on the southern half of King Street, on

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1826-424: The hundred of Welton in the historic county of Yorkshire . In 1201, a licence to fortify was obtained by William de Stuteville , marking the beginnings of Baynard Castle, Cottingham . The ownership of the manor passed to the de Wake family through de Stuteville's granddaughter Joan, who married Hugh de Wake. In 1327 further licence to crenellate the castle was given to Thomas Wake. According to legend,

1909-524: The 1850s Cottingham was a substantial village, with housing along its main streets of Northgate, Hallgate, King Street, Newgate Street, South Street, and Thwaite Street. The Provincial Gaslight and Coke Company was established in the 1850s, building a gas works in the village, north of the railway station, at a cost of £3,258. During the 20th century the gas works site was used for a cloth mill, "Station Mills", owned by Paley & Donkin who produced oil press cloths. Additional industry developed on

1992-400: The 1930s are thought to have reduced water table levels and to have caused the disappearance of springs in the area. There is water supply infrastructure at Keldgate (reservoir, potable water treatment ), and a potable water pumping stations: at Cottingham Pumping Station (68.2 ML/d extraction limit 2004 ); and at Keldgate Spring (15.9 Ml d extraction limit 2004 ). As of 2004

2075-497: The 1950s. During the interwar period the boundaries of Hull were expanded, taking in part of Cottingham; the North Hull Estate was constructed on the north-west fringe of the city in the 1930s, and by mid-century, only a narrow strip of green space separated Hull from Cottingham on its eastern boundary near 'New Village'. In the post-Second World War period, extensive urban development and expansion took place, in particular to

2158-418: The 1970s: in the decades following (up to 2010), a limited amount of extra housing stock was built, mostly infill developments within the urban limit of the 1970s. The caravan manufacturing company Swift (see Swift Leisure ) moved from Hull to a factory north-east of Cottingham in 1970, the company expanded its facilities in the early 2000s, investing £6.8 million in a new factory. A new connection to

2241-747: The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, and a market square called Market Green. Cottingham had a population of 17,164 residents in 2011, making it larger by area and population than many towns. As a result, it is one of the villages claiming to be the largest village in England . The name Cottingham is believed to derive from an Old English man's name Cot(t)a plus -ingaham , meaning the "Homestead/village of Cott's/Cotta's people". Archaic spellings include Cotingeham (Domesday, 1086), and Cotingham , Cottingham and Cotyngham (1150s). The pre-Conquest owner of Cottingham

2324-461: The Derby." When Baird died at the age of 31 in 1893, his racing interests were sold, and Merry Hampton was bought for 1,150 guineas by the jockey George Barrett . Merry Hampton made very little impact as a sire, although he got a good stayer in the Alexandra Plate winner Pride. His last known foals were conceived in 1898. Merry Hampton's only lasting legacy was as the broodmare sire of Mahubah ,

2407-475: The Independents (Zion Chapel) was established in 1819, replacing a pre-1800 Presbyterian building. The chapel is now designated a Grade II* listed building and an adjoining 1802 minister's house is Grade II listed. A Primitive Methodist chapel was constructed in 1828. A new Methodist church was built in 1878/9. Elmtree House was built in the early 1800s for John Hebblewhite, Hull draper. By 1837,

2490-489: The St Leger. Four days before the race, he was reported to have sustained a "severe sprain" in training and was considered an unlikely runner. Merry Hampton did start in the St Leger, but having at one time been the 5/2 favourite for the race, his price drifted out to 33/1 before shortening again to 6/1 when it became clear that he would run. At the start, Kilwarlin, one of the joint favourites was left behind and only caught up with

2573-643: The area now known as Cottingham Park, including Crowle Park and Burn Park; it is thought to have fallen out of use and been let for pasture by the 16th century. Thomas de Cottingham , Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England in 1349 and later Master of the Rolls in Ireland , was born in Cottingham in about 1300 and died 1370. In 1319, Thomas de Wake received a charter allowing Cottingham to have two annual fairs and

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2656-478: The back straight of the triangular course; and the 1m 2f Jubilee course, which joined the triangular course at the home turn. Races over a mile were run on the Jubilee course or on the triangular course. John Rickman described the Jubilee course as "two straight stretches joined by a right hand bend. The race (the Jubilee Handicap) is usually run in two sprints, from the start to the Jubilee bend and thence to

2739-402: The construction of a second "No.2 reservoir" with a capacity of about 8,000,000 imp gal (36,000 m ). In around 1890, a cemetery separate to the churchyard was established, on Eppleworth Road; the earliest recorded interment dates to 1889. In 1913–6 the development of Castle Hill Hospital began, on the site of the former Cottingham Castle house. the initial buildings were

2822-460: The course; and the 1985 television programme The Optimist was also partially shot at Kempton. Upper tiers of the grandstand and boxes have views toward Sandown Park 's Esher and Oxshott ridge and the North Downs range of hills. Woodland and parkland forms the backdrop from the grandstand. The horse Blue Warrior strayed and fell into Kempton Park's centre-course lake having jumped before

2905-487: The dam of Man o' War . Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire Cottingham is a large village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire , England. It lies 4 miles (6 km) north-west of the centre of Kingston upon Hull , and 6 miles (10 km) south-east of Beverley on the eastern edge of the Yorkshire Wolds . It has two main shopping streets, Hallgate and King Street, which cross each other near

2988-422: The east side of the same site. Cottingham Secondary School (as of 2012 Cottingham High School ) opened in 1955, with extension opened in the 1975/8, on the western side of the former Cottingham Grange site. The village became increasingly urbanised in the first half of the 20th century, particularly by terraced housing. Additionally the road to Hull was developed, with housing near continuous along it by

3071-512: The estates of the Duke of Richmond; the Earl of Westmoreland and Lord Powis through their marriages to Thomas Holland's daughters. Cottingham parish church , dedicated to St Mary the Virgin , was built between 1272 and 1370; it is a large cruciform stone-built church in a mixture of the decorated and perpendicular Gothic styles. The tower was built in the 15th century. Nicholas de Luda (died 1382),

3154-403: The extraction from the Cottingham and Keldgate bores, together with extraction at the nearby Springhead Pumping Station and at Dunswell (45.5 Ml d each ) supplies nearly half of Kingston upon Hull's water supply. In 1991, the population of Cottingham was recorded at 16,528. This had risen to 17,623 at the time of the 2001 UK census . According to the 2011 UK census , the population of

3237-565: The finest ever witnessed at Doncaster After the race, Merry Hampton was found to be "dead lame" in his stable. Merry Hampton was kept in training at four and was entered in races such as the Jubilee Stakes at Kempton and the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown . On his debut he was made 75/20 favourite for the City and Suburban handicap at Epsom on 11 April, despite carrying top weight of 122 pounds. He

3320-522: The first day, followed by the Queen's Prize over 2m, plus the 1,000 Guineas Trial on the Monday. The site briefly closed (2 May 2005 – 25 March 2006) to reopen with a new all-weather polytrack (synthetic material) main track and floodlighting to enable racing at all light levels and in all but the most severe bad weather. Flat racing since 2006 has been run on the synthetic track, so the historic "Jubilee Course",

3403-424: The first houses were completed by late 2015. An adjacent site was also sought to be developed in the same period – an initial plan for up to 600 houses as part of a mixed use development (2013) was submitted by Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust but rejected; an amended and reduced plan for up to 180 dwellings between Willerby Low Road and Castle Road was submitted in 2014 and accepted. In 2016, planning permission

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3486-427: The grange itself was used as officers quarters. The house was demolished by the 1950s and the site split between the new Cottingham Secondary school and Hull University . Hull University built the neo-Georgian block of Ferens Hall in 1956/7 on the army camp site, and in 1963 construction of a large modernist pale-brown brick halls of residence , designed by Gillespie, Kidd & Coia known as The Lawns began on

3569-433: The ground. The siege was ultimately unsuccessful with some of the ringleaders hanged at York ; their complaint was the extraction of water which they said had deprived them of water, as well the dike having damaged their fields. After 1402, the water supply of Hull was further improved, bringing more hostility from the surrounding area; the construction of the channel was sabotaged, and the builders attacked; later salt water

3652-401: The historic village boundary there are some humbler buildings dating from the 18th century and earlier, which are now listed, The remainder of Cottingham's housing includes post-railway Victorian terraces, as well as a large amount of interwar period and post Second World War housing. Kempton Park Racecourse Kempton Park Racecourse is a horse racing track together with

3735-413: The largest dwellings in the village; it joined other substantial houses including Cottingham House (built pre 1744); Newgate House (built c.  1784 ); Eastgate House (begun 1776); Westfield (1778); 'Green Wickets' (formerly 'Sycamores', built c.  1780s ); and Northgate House (later Northfields House, built 1780, extended in 1820). By the beginning of the 19th century it

3818-463: The least distinguished Derby winners of his era, although it has been pointed out that he would have achieved more if he had stayed sound. The Derby was, after all, the only race in which he ran free from injury. Although he won easily at Epsom, the field was described as "the absolutely worst"(sic) on record, and in August 1887 one correspondent described him as "probably one of the worst horses that ever won

3901-470: The manor house at the castle was destroyed by its owner, in 1541, on account of a proposed visit by Henry VIII ; the owner, fearing the monarch's intentions towards his wife, sought to prevent the King's visit by ordering the arson of his own home. To the north-west of the village there was a deer park, first recorded in the 13th century. The park was 4  leagues (12 miles) in circumference and located in

3984-532: The manor passed to Margaret's daughter Joan of Kent ('The Fair Maid of Kent'), from whom the estate passed to Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent , her eldest son (whose stepfather was Edward the Black Prince ). In 1407, with the Holland family line lacking a male heir, Cottingham was divided into three separate manors, known as Cottingham Richmond, Cottingham Westmoreland, and Cottingham Powis – each incorporated into

4067-548: The mid 19th century. The rail network reached Cottingham in October 1846, with the opening of Cottingham railway station and the Hull and Bridlington Railway extension of the Hull and Selby Railway . Cottingham station was built close to and east of the village centre. After the arrival of the railway housing development began for the middle classes of Hull; resulting in the construction of terraced and semi-detached villas. By

4150-488: The mill. The road from Cottingham to Hull connected with the Hull to Beverley Road (turnpiked by Act of 1744) at Newland toll bar; it was turnpiked as an extension of the Hull to Beverley Road in 1764. A road from Beverley to Hessle, connecting with the Cottingham to Newlands turnpike received a turnpiking act in 1769. William Travis also acquired land on Thwaite Street in the 1770s and by 1795 had built Cottingham Hall, one of

4233-524: The move of some important jumps races like the King George VI Chase and Christmas Hurdle to the Sandown Park Racecourse with the other jumps fixtures to be spread around other Jockey Club-owned racecourses throughout the country, while the all-weather track to be replaced by a new artificial track to be built at Newmarket . In February 2020, however, the Jockey Club announced revised plans for

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4316-519: The name of “Mr. Abington”. Baird, who had inherited a vast fortune at a young age, had been a talented amateur rider before being banned for “foul riding” at the age of twenty-one and was ill-disposed towards the racing “establishment”. By 1886, Baird’s relationship with his trainer, Martin Gurry, had broken down, and so the colt was sent into training with William Stevens in Berkshire . In May 1887, however, Baird

4399-556: The north-west of the village; and Thwaite Hall, and Needler's Hall, both built on the grounds of late 18th century merchant's houses, and extending the original residences. There are several other large halls and houses of distinction within and on the periphery of the village, mostly dating from the late 18th and early 19th century, including Southwood Hall (17th century), Newgate House, Eastgate House, Westfield House, The Green Wickets, Springfield House, Beech House, Elmtree House, 'The Bungalow', and Snuff Mill House. Within

4482-483: The other runners. Watts settled the colt in fifth place, but when the horses turned into the straight he was unable to make progress and finished fourth behind the filly Tenebreuse who won by two lengths from The Baron. The defeat of the two English colts provoked enthusiastically nationalistic celebrations from the French crowd with many cries of "A bas les Anglaises!" . On 14 September Merry Hampton appeared at Doncaster for

4565-408: The parish dropped to 17,164. Apart from the two Traveller's sites (Woodhill Way and Eppleworth Road) and a small number of farms, there are no habitation centres in the parish outside the main village. The eastern part of the parish is less than 16-foot (5 m) above sea level, it rises steadily to over 135-foot (41 m) above sea level on the western edge of the parish, which is at the edge of

4648-399: The population of Cottingham was nearly 2,500, with over 500 houses. The interior and exteriors of the Church of Saint Mary were restored and renovated in 1845 and 1892 respectively. Monuments to Thomas Thompson (died 1828), and Thomas Perronet Thompson were added in the 19th century. The current (2012) Arlington Hall and Mark Kirby school buildings adjacent to the church were built in

4731-414: The race, when he was quoted at odds of 14/1. Shortly afterwards, the second favourite Enterprise , owned by Baird's cousin, was reported injured and withdrawn from the race and by 23 May Merry Hampton had been cut to 10/1. At Epsom on 25 May Merry Hampton started at odds of 100/9 (11/1) in a field of eleven. The race was run on a "cloudy, cold and raw" day in front of the customary vast crowd which included

4814-414: The reconstruction and expansion of a Wesleyan chapel in 1814, (original building built 1803 ) and was instrumental in the establishment of land set aside for poor families; in 1819 the parish officers reserved 12 acres (4.9 ha) of land, previously used to fund repairs for the church, for the use of twenty families. Originally named Pauper Village, it was renamed "New Village" in 1829. A chapel for

4897-413: The rest of the field after a mile had been traveled. Merry Hampton raced prominently, but lost his position in the straight as first Phil, then Eiridspord, then the resurgent Kilwarlin took the lead. He recovered however and produced a strong finish but failed by half a length to catch Kilwarlin with Timothy and Phil a head and a neck further back in third and fourth. The close finish was described as "one of

4980-409: The site is home to a weekly market on Thursdays, holds an antiques market on the second and last Tuesday of every month and seasonal wedding fairs. Reception areas and two restaurants can be booked for private hospitality or celebrations. Boxes are used for meetings and race days. Kempton Park is used and marketed as a location for filming purposes. The 1956 movie Dry Rot was partially filmed at

5063-407: The site north-west of the station, including a saw mill. As of 2012 the mill building are still extant, and in industrial/commercial use. Until 1857, nearby Skidby was part of the parish of Cottingham. In 1875, Charles Wilson acquired Thwaite House and extended it, converting it into a substantial mansion. General housing development between the 1850s and 1890 was limited, a terrace of houses

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5146-467: The south of the village. In this period most of the development was of detached and semi-detached dwellings, often with front and rear gardens. By the mid-1950s Southwood Hall was surrounded by houses. Expansion continued in the later part of the 20th century: there was further housing built to the north of Northgate, as well as a large amount of housing expansion westwards towards Castle Hill Hospital. The development reached an effective maximum extent by

5229-480: The start of the 19.20 on 14 January 2009. The rescue operation to get the horse out of the lake caused the race to be delayed by 15 minutes, with the horse rescued and sustaining a minor cut to his leg. The racecourse has a purpose-built railway station , on the London Waterloo to Shepperton line. For racegoers not travelling via the capital, and including the direct Thameslink from Bedford to Brighton ,

5312-562: The tower in the 18th century, which may have been strengthened in the same period, other additions included monuments to Ralph Burton (died 1768) and William Burton of Hotham (died 1764). A workhouse, now known as the 'Church House' adjacent to the church grounds was built in 1729 (later modified). A Georgian villa, later known as 'Kingtree House' was built on King Street around 1750 by Hull merchant Samuel Watson. The gardens were noted by Arthur Young on his tour of northern England ( c.  1770 ). "At this place Mr. Watson has

5395-402: The town of Cottingham, as well as Castle Hill Hospital. The northern half of the parish is primarily agricultural, including glasshouse horticulture and a Traveller site on Wood Hill Way. The only significant non-agricultural industry is the caravan manufacturing site in the north-east of the parish (as of 2012 "Swift Caravans"), with over 607,000 sq ft (56,400 m ) of buildings on

5478-531: The university created another hall of residence, 'Cleminson Hall' on grounds south of Thwaite Hall, the site was expanded for student accommodation in the 1960s. Cleminson Hall was closed in 2003/4, and the site sold, the site was redeveloped into a housing estate between 2009 and 2012. During the Second World War, a temporary camp (Harland Way Camp) was constructed near Cottingham Grange. Initially, it housed refugees, and it later became an army transit camp;

5561-412: The unnamed Shannon colt, before Blanchland and Eiridspord took over and led the field into the straight. Watts had moved Merry Hampton forward into third, just ahead of The Baron on the turn for home and made his challenge as the leaders began to tire. He took the lead two furlongs out, quickly went clear and was never in danger of defeat, winning by an official margin four lengths (some observers thought it

5644-497: The village and is now designated a Grade II* listed building. A schoolhouse was established in the village by John Wardle in around 1666, near to the churchyard. Wardle also established an almshouse adjacent to it, but died in 1668 before it was completed. In 1712, Mark Kirby left an endowment of land to support the school, renaming the school the Mark Kirby Free School. The church of Saint Mary had pinnacles added to

5727-427: The village: Beech House on Northgate; and Thwaite House (built between 1803 and 1807). In 1814–6, Thomas Thompson (1754–1828) had a large Gothic house built on high ground about 1 mile (2 km) west of Cottingham, having acquired 54 acres (22 ha) of land in 1800; the house became known as Cottingham Castle . The house burnt down in 1861, although a folly tower is still extant. Thompson also paid for

5810-489: The west side, and is the location of the council offices, library and civic hall. A market is held on Market Green on Thursday. The area including Hallgate and King Street, plus areas around and east of the railway station including Hull Road are part of a conservation Area as defined by the planning act of 1990. Cottingham was used by the University of Hull as the site of several of its accommodation campuses: The Lawns to

5893-427: The winning post. On the whole it may be considered a fairly easy 10 furlongs because it is slightly downhill from the start for the first 400 yards. Then the turn gives a slight breather." The National Hunt course was inside the triangle of the old flat course, and is a little over 1m 4f round, with nine fences. Until the configuration of the steeplechase course was changed several years ago, there were ten fences, with

5976-418: The winter season. Castle Hill Hospital was extended by the addition of an oncology and hematology unit in 2009, The Queen's Centre for Oncology and Haematology , a cardiac unit and additional cancer centre for teenage patients in 2011. In 1999, the reservoirs at Keldgate were added to with the installation of a water treatment works adjacent to the west; the plant had a capacity of 90 ML/d and

6059-558: Was Gamel, the son of Osbert, during the reign of Edward the Confessor in the 11th century. After the Norman Conquest of England the land was in the possession of Hugh fitzBaldric . At this time, the Domesday Book (1086) shows the Cottingham manor included a mill, five fisheries, woodland and farm land. In 1089 the manor was given to Robert Front de Boeuf, founder of the de Stuteville family line. Cottingham was, at this time, in

6142-425: Was added in 2009 with a capacity of 33 ML/d; the plant used a rotating schedule of 20 de-nitrating reactors (14 online, 6 in stages of regeneration) with the ion exchange media regeneration phased including an initial backwash fluidisation stage, followed by countercurrent ion-exchange resin recharge. In the late 2000s, a large 20-acre (8 ha), 13,000 interment capacity cemetery named Priory Woods Cemetery

6225-466: Was built on Priory Road, on the southern fringes of the village for the use of Hull City Council . The cemetery was opposed by East Riding of Yorkshire Council , and by some local residents but was allowed on an appeal, and formally opened in May 2010. In 2014, planning permission was granted for up to 125 houses to the west of the village, south of Castle Road, at a site formerly used by Twinacre Nurseries ;

6308-413: Was built on the eastern part of Hallgate, close to the railway station. By 1910, additional terraces had been built to the north and east of the village close to the railway, on New Village Lane and east of Millhouse Woods Lane. By the 1870s the expansion of Hull was predicted to be such that additional water supply would be needed, and plans for extraction were made for two sites near Cottingham. In 1890

6391-478: Was granted for a 320 home development on a 26 acres (11 ha) site to the north-west of the village, south of Harland Way. The approximate boundaries of the modern civil parish of Cottingham are the A164 Beverley to Humber Bridge road to the west and Kingston upon Hull to the east. The southern boundary is in fields between the village and Willerby and Hull. The southern half of the parish consists mostly of

6474-457: Was let into the Hull supply, and the water was tainted with the carcasses of dead animals. Disputes over the matter continued until resort was made to the Pope ( Alexander V ), whose successor issued an admonitory letter (20 July 1413), urging them to desist for their own spiritual well-being, after which the nuisance ceased. By 1661, the manor house of Southwood Hall had been built to the south-east of

6557-406: Was more like seven) from The Baron with Martley two lengths further back in third. Although the winning time of 2:43 equaled the race record, it was widely agreed that the 1887 Derby had been a sub-standard one. For reasons he chose not to explain, Baird, who reportedly won £40,000 in bets on the race, refused to lead the horse in. Shortly afterwards, it was reported that Merry Hampton had wrenched off

6640-520: Was never in contention and was virtually pulled up by Jack Watts, finishing tailed off last of the fourteen runners. Watts reported that the colt seemed "dazed and stupid" during the race, leading to speculation that Merry Hampton had been "got at", possibly with an injection of opium. A veterinary examination however, revealed that the colt's suspensory ligament in his left foreleg, which had troubled him for many months, had "gone" and Merry Hampton never raced again. Merry Hampton has been described as one of

6723-438: Was noted as: ".. a favourite place of residence for the more opulent portion of the merchants of Hull, ... [with] ..many handsome country houses, gardens and pleasure-grounds." The population of the village in 1792 was 1178 in 284 houses; in addition to being noted as a desirable place to live, the village was also noted as a centre of market gardening , supplying Hull. Other employment activities included two breweries, and

6806-606: Was reconciled with Gurry and Merry Hampton was removed from Stevens and sent to Gurry’s Bedford Lodge stable at Newmarket . Merry Hampton's sire, Hampton was an excellent stayer who won both the Goodwood Cup and the Doncaster Cup . Hampton was Champion sire in 1887 and sired, in addition to Merry Hampton, the Derby winners Ladas and Ayrshire as well as the influential sires Bay Ronald and Royal Hampton . Merry Hampton’s dam, Doll Tearsheet, also produced Gay Hermit , who won

6889-450: Was supplied with water from the main four local extraction boreholes (Springhead, Keldgate, Cottingham, Dunswell). Treatment facilities included ultrafiltration , modification of plumbosolvency , disinfection and chlorination. The works were designed with an architectural style intended to mimic a local brick and pantile built building. Due to rising levels of nitrate contamination of the groundwater an ion-exchange nitrate removal plant

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