Woodthorpe, North Yorkshire

Woodthorpe is a suburb in the south west of the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The surrounding areas are Dringhouses and Foxwood.

Woodthorpe

Houses on Foxton, Woodthorpe
Woodthorpe
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE573493
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYORK
Postcode districtYO24
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

The area of Woodthorpe was built in several phases from the 1960s to the 1990s. The name Woodthorpe is believed to have been the name of one of the first large housing development projects around the Moorcroft Road and Acorn Way area and this name has stuck. Locally the name Woodthorpe is generally used for the areas south of Acomb Wood and east to Moorcroft Road and Acorn Way. To the east is Dringhouses, to the north is Foxwood, and to the west is Acomb Park.

In January 2017 the suburb made national headlines when seven year old Katie Rough was killed by asphyxiation and stabbed in the neck near her home by a 15-year-old female.[1]

Famous residents

Mark Addy, star of The Thin Blue Line and The Full Monty, is believed to have resided in the area for a period of time.

Schools

The area has only one school, Woodthorpe Primary.

Pupils of secondary age usually travel to the new York High School or Millthorpe School.

References


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