19-505: North Stainley is a village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire , England 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Ripon . Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire , it is the closest settlement to the theme park Lightwater Valley which is 0.62 miles (1 km) to the south. North Stainley is derived jointly from Old English and Old Norse and means a stone clearing. The village
38-589: A small part of it was within the BD area. It was the county's fourth largest district, as well the seventh largest non-metropolitan district in England. It was previously the county's second largest district until 1 April 1996, when the parishes of Nether Poppleton , Upper Poppleton , Hessay and Rufforth were transferred from the Borough of Harrogate to become part of the newly formed York unitary authority area. According to
57-624: Is York , and its coverage extends to the town of Haxby and the villages of Earswick , Upper Poppleton , Nether Poppleton , Copmanthorpe , Bishopthorpe , Dunnington , Stockton on the Forest , Rufforth , Askham Bryan and Askham Richard , among other villages and hamlets. The district had a population of 202,800 in the 2021 Census The City of York is administered by the City of York Council based in The Guildhall . York's first citizen and civic head
76-538: Is Councillor Margaret Wells, the sheriff is Fiona Fitzpatrick. As a result of the 2023 City of York Council election , the Labour Party gained a majority of the seats on the council, receiving 24 seats. The Liberal Democrats have 19 councillors, while the Conservative Party had 3 councillors with one Independent councillor. The Green Party lost all 3 of the seats it held before this election. Claire Douglas
95-672: Is mentioned in the Domesday Book with 15 ploughlands and belonging to the Archbishop of York . The name of the village derives from the Old English of Stān lēah , which means a stone wood or clearing . North Stainley is on the south bank of the River Ure, and was in the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974, when it was moved into North Yorkshire. It was formerly in the wapentake of Claro , and
114-689: Is rated as being Requires Improvement by Ofsted and a church, St Mary the Virgin. The church was built in 1840 by the Staveley family, who owned the manor and built the Manor House in the 16th century. The pub in the village is called The Staveley Arms. Since 1983, the parish has been part of the Skipton and Ripon Parliamentary constituency. [REDACTED] Media related to North Stainley at Wikimedia Commons Harrogate (borough) The Borough of Harrogate
133-611: Is the Lord Mayor , who is the chairperson of the City of York Council. The appointment is made by the city council each year in May, at the same time as appointing the Sheriff, the city's other civic head. The offices of lord mayor and sheriff are purely ceremonial. The Lord Mayor carries out civic and ceremonial duties in addition to chairing full council meetings. The incumbent lord mayor since 23 May 2024
152-499: The Freedom of the Borough of Harrogate. [REDACTED] Media related to Borough of Harrogate at Wikimedia Commons 53°59′25″N 1°32′28″W / 53.99028°N 1.54111°W / 53.99028; -1.54111 City of York The City of York , officially simply "York", is a unitary authority area with city status in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire , England. The district's main settlement
171-702: The West Riding of Yorkshire . The district was abolished by Government reforms on 31 March 2023 after 49 years of existence. The district was part of the Leeds City Region , and bordered seven other areas; the Craven , Richmondshire , Hambleton , Selby and York districts in North Yorkshire and the boroughs of Bradford and Leeds in West Yorkshire . It fell primarily within the HG , LS and YO postcode areas, while
190-541: The 2001 census, these parishes had a population of 5,169. In July 2021 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced that in April 2023, the non-metropolitan county would be reorganised into a unitary authority . Harrogate Borough Council was abolished on 31 March 2023 and its functions were transferred on 1 April 2023 to a new single authority for the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire. Elections to
209-500: The Liberty of Ripon. The population of the parish in the 2001 census was 604, rising to 737 at the 2011 Census. In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population of the parish to be 760. The parish includes the hamlet of Sleningford. The village is cut through by the A6108 road between Ripon and Leyburn. It has a school, North Stainley Church of England Primary School, which
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#1733086242522228-473: The borough council were held in three out of every four years, with one third of the 54 seats on the council being elected at each election. After being under no overall control from the 2006 election , the Conservative party gained a majority at the 2010 election . Following the 2016 United Kingdom local elections and subsequent by-elections, the political composition of Harrogate was as follows: This
247-410: The district of Ryedale , and thirteen parishes from the district of Selby . It ceased to be part of the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire, but remained part of the ceremonial county of the same name . The 1974–1996 district of York had itself replaced a county borough with the same boundaries. As the abolition of the previous district also abolished its city status and the right of
266-505: The mayor and reputy mayor to style themselves " The Right Honourable ", on 1 April 1996 new letters patent were issued conferring this status and right on the new district. York is within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire and, until 1974, was within the jurisdiction of the Lord Lieutenant of the County of York, West Riding and the County of The City of York . The city retains
285-729: The new unitary North Yorkshire Council on 1 April 2023. The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 , as a merger of the Masham and Wath rural districts , and part of Thirsk , from the North Riding of Yorkshire , along with the boroughs of Harrogate and the city of Ripon , the Knaresborough urban district, Nidderdale Rural District , Ripon and Pateley Bridge Rural District , part of Wetherby Rural District and part of Wharfedale Rural District , all in
304-578: Was a local government district with borough status in North Yorkshire , England , from 1974 to 2023. Its council was based in the town of Harrogate , but it also included surrounding settlements, including the cathedral city of Ripon , and almost all of the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . At the 2011 Census , the borough had a population of 157,869. The borough was abolished on 31 March 2023, and its functions were transferred to
323-449: Was formed on 1 April 1996 by creating a new non-metropolitan district and coterminous non-metropolitan county , both called York, and the City of York Council by creating a new district council with the powers of a county council. The area was created from parts of the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire : the entirety of the non-metropolitan district of York, four parishes from the district of Harrogate , fifteen parishes from
342-664: Was sworn in as the new leader of the Labour administration on 25 May 2023. The district contains the unparished area of York and 31 civil parishes : York is divided into 21 electoral wards : Acomb , Bishopthorpe , Clifton , Copmanthorpe , Dringhouses and Woodthorpe , Fishergate , Fulford and Heslington , Guildhall, Haxby and Wigginton , Heworth , Heworth Without , Holgate , Hull Road, Huntington and New Earswick , Micklegate , Osbaldwick and Derwent, Rawcliffe and Clifton Without , Rural West York , Strensall , Westfield , and Wheldrake . The unitary authority area
361-562: Was the last composition of the former 54 seat council, prior to boundary changes. The composition of the new 40 seat council after boundary changes was as follows: The district was divided between three parliamentary constituencies: the whole of Harrogate and Knaresborough , the eastern part of Skipton and Ripon and the north western part of Selby and Ainsty . By population: 1. Harrogate 2. Ripon (city) 3. Knaresborough 4. Boroughbridge 5. Pateley Bridge 6. Masham The following people and military units received
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