Welcome to our website!

This is where you will find many aspects of Bishopthorpe history.  Articles written by our members cover wide ranging topics such as Guy Fawkes's association with the village, black history or the Allotments.  You can find these in the 'Articles' section of the site.

More about the Group can be found on the About the Group page.

We will be sharing some of the photographs from our extensive archive that we have collected over the past few years. 

We also enjoy hearing from you.  If you have photographs or information about the village - please get in touch here.

Recent Entries

From Bishopthorpe to America - The Brass Band Man
Last March, I put up a piece about the Bishopthorpe Brass Band which was formed in the 19th century by…
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Bishopthorpe and the Big City Read 2011
York's Big City Read is an annual event organised by Explore York (York Library).  A programme of events is held…
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Bishopthorpe Celebrates George V's Coronation, 1911
It is 100 years ago that the nation celebrated the Coronation of George V and Queen Mary.  The actual day,…
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