Bishopthorpe, West Riding

Description
Bishopthorpe, a village, a township, and a parish in the W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on the left bank of the river Ouse, 2 1/2 miles E by N of Copmanthorpe railway station, and 3 S by W of York, and has a post and telegraph office under York, which is the money order office. The parish comprises 720 acres; populatiol of the civil parish, 426; of the ecclesiastical, including part of the township of Middlethorpe, 488. The manor belongs to the see of York, and Bishopthorpe Palace on it is the seat of the archbishops. The palace was erected in the reign of John by Archbishop Walter de Grey; was altered or enlarged by Archbishops Sharpe, Dawes, Gilbert, and others; and, as if now stands, was chiefly the work of Archbishop Drummond, who died in 1766. The gateway and the front are in the Pointed style, after designs by Atkinson, the former surmounted by a crocketed turret, the latter adorned with a fine entrance-canopy; the chief apartments are elegant, and have good paintings, engravings, and other works of art; and the chapel, which adjoins the dining-room, was beautifully restored and decorated by Archbishop Maclagan in 1892. The windows are all filled with stained glass, designed by Kempe. The grounds include only about 6 acres, but are tastefully laid out. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York; gross value, £240 with residence. Patron, the Archbishop of York. The church was rebuilt in 1768, and again in 1842; has three painted windows, the mullions of one of which belonged formerly to Cawood Castle; and contains the tomb of Archbishop Drummond.