Walkington Hoard

The Walkington Hoard is a hoard of Corieltavian gold staters. They are a widely-scattered hoard which have been found by metal-detectorists over the course of a decade.

1. Discovery

The first portion of the hoard was discovered in November 1999 and consisted of eleven coins. Subsequent batches were found in: September–October 2000 (35 coins), 2001 (21 coins), 2002 (13 coins), August–September 2003 (18 coins), 2005 (two batches of six coins and three coins), October 2007 (3 coins), 2008 (six coins). At least 116 coins have thus so-far been discovered.

1. Acquisition and display

The first two groups of coins, the batches of 11 coins from 1999 and 35 coins from 2000, were acquired by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council and went on display in Sewerby Hall. The group of 35 coins were acquired for a cost of £13,500. The group of 18 coins from 2003 was acquired by the Yorkshire Museum.

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Andrew Woods from the Yorkshire Museum introducing coins from the hoard in 2014.

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Walkington

Walkington is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) to the south-west of the town of Beverley on the B1230 road, and Beverley Grammar School. The civil parish is formed by the village of Walkington and the hamlet of Broadgate. According to the 2011 UK census, Walkington parish had a population of 2,337, a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 2,481. The name Walkington derives from the Old English Walcaingtūn meaning 'settlement connected with Walca'. To the east of the village is Broadgate, the site of a former mental hospital, named Broadgate Hospital. Another part of the former Broadgate Farm estate has been developed into a complex of holiday cottages named Broadgate Farm Cottages. The village has three public houses located along the main road, East End, the Barrel, the Ferguson Fawsitt Arms, and the Dog and Duck. Ferguson closed its doors on 4 October 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, although it reopened under new owners in early 2022. In the centre of Walkington is the village pond. The village school, Walkington Primary School is situated in Crake Wells, a minor street in the East End of the village. Before the year 1999 the school was divided between two sites which included the original school house at Northgate which dates back to the late 19th century. Before this, the street was called "School Lane". However, after a costly extension to the Crake Wells building, the infant and junior sections were joined together in 1999. The new building was officially opened by then Education Secretary David Blunkett, in October that year. The parish church of All Hallows is a Grade II* listed building. A Methodist church is situated next to West End.

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Bishop Burton

Bishop Burton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies on the A1079 road approximately three miles (5 km) to the west of the market town of Beverley. Another "Burton" is Cherry Burton, a mile or so to the north. According to the 2011 UK census, Bishop Burton parish had a population of 696, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 628. There has been human activity in Bishop Burton for at least 10,000 years, with traces left from the Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age and Romano-British eras. The village (whose name may derive from Burtone, meaning fortified farmstead) is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to the Archbishop of York and the site of Archbishop's Manor House continued to be the site of Manor Houses up to the demolition of High Hall in 1952. The parish church of All Saints is a Grade II* listed building and its earliest parts date from the late 12th century. The only other surviving religious building is the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, dating from 1840, which is now a house. There was a school in the village from 1743 to 1986. In a field to the east of the village is one of the medieval stone boundary markers for the sanctuary of Saint John of Beverley that is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The look and feel of the village - black and white colour scheme, rustic porches and clay pantiles - are the result of improvements to estate housing carried out by ERB Hall-Watt and Richard Hall-Watt (see below) in the late 19th and early 20th century. Subsequent development has often followed this architectural style to retain the unified feel of the village. It is readily apparent when it has not. Bishop Burton is home to Bishop Burton College, a further education and higher education college specialising in agriculture and equine studies. Bishop Burton is also the home to Bishop Burton United Football Club, formed in 2008 as Wilberforce & Larkin Football Club before moving to the village at the start of the 2009–10 season and changing the name to Bishop Burton United so as to emphasise their link with the village and their new home. Bishop Burton United play in the East Riding County Football League Division 3 with matches taking place on Saturdays with a 2 pm kick off. United's home ground is the 4G artificial surface at Bishop Burton College. United's local rivals are nearby sides Molescroft Rangers and Market Weighton United. United have a reputation as a progressive and ambitious football club with the lofty aim of gaining semi-professional status within the next 7 years. The club is also known for its broad multicultural mix with Polish, Latvian, French, Indonesian and Nigerian players in their squad.

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Bishop Burton College

Bishop Burton College is a further education land-based college founded in Bishop Burton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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Broadgate, East Riding of Yorkshire

Broadgate is a housing estate close to the village of Walkington, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) to the south-west of the market town of Beverley and lies on the B1230 road. Broadgate forms part of the civil parish of Walkington. Broadgate was the location of the Broadgate Hospital. The land the hospital was built upon was sold by nearby Broadgate Farm, the farm buildings are now converted into a small complex of luxury holiday cottages. After the hospital had been demolished, the former hospital site was redeveloped by Bryant Homes to create the current hamlet.

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