Cathedrals · Yorkshire & the Humber
York Minster
York Minster — cathedral of York, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- York · 0.9 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
York Minster is a cathedral in the United Kingdom — the principal church of a diocese. Records date its origin to 1220. Built in the English Gothic architecture style. Constructed primarily of limestone. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Named after Saint Peter. Wikidata describes it as: "cathedral of York, North Yorkshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.9619°, -1.0819°.
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York Minster, formally the Cathedral and Metropolitan Church of Saint Peter in York, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The minster is the seat of the archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the mother church for the diocese of York and the province of York. It is administered by its dean and chapter. The minster is a Grade I listed building and a scheduled monument. The first record of a church on the site dates to 627; the title "minster" also dates to the Anglo-Saxon period, originally denoting a missionary teaching church and now an honorific. The minster undercroft contains re-used fabric of c. 1160, but the bulk of the building was constructed between 1220 and 1472.
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From the Wikipedia article
York Minster, formally the Cathedral and Metropolitan Church of Saint Peter in York, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The minster is the seat of the archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the mother church for the diocese of York and the province of York. It is administered by its dean and chapter. The minster is a Grade I listed building and a scheduled monument. The first record of a church on the site dates to 627; the title "minster" also dates to the Anglo-Saxon period, originally denoting a missionary teaching church and now an honorific. The minster undercroft contains re-used fabric of c. 1160, but the bulk of the building was constructed between 1220 and 1472. It consists of Early English Gothic north and south transepts, a Decorated Gothic nave and chapter house, and a Perpendicular Gothic eastern arm and central tower. The minster retains most of its medieval stained glass, a significant survival among European churches. The east window, which depicts the Last Judgment, is the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the world. The north transept contains the Five Sisters window, which consists of five lancets, each over 53 feet (16.3 m) high, filled with grisaille glass.
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Background
History
A bishop of York was summoned to the Council of Arles in 314, indicating the presence of a Christian community in York at this time; however, archaeological evidence of Christianity in Roman York is limited. The first recorded church was a wooden structure built hurriedly in 627 to provide a place to baptise Edwin, King of Northumbria. The location of this church, and its pre-1080 successors, is unknown. It was probably in or beside the old Roman principia, (the military headquarters), which may have been used by the king when in residence in York. Archaeological evidence indicates the principia was located partly beneath the post-1080 Minster site, but excavations undertaken in 1967–73…
Architecture
York Minster is the second-largest Gothic cathedral of Northern Europe and clearly charts the development of English Gothic architecture from Early English through to the Perpendicular Period. The present building was begun in about 1230 and completed in 1472. York Minster is the largest cathedral completed during the Gothic period of architecture, Cologne Cathedral only being completed in 1880, after being left uncompleted for 350 years. It has a cruciform plan with an octagonal chapter house attached to the north transept, a central tower and two towers at the west front. The stone used for the building is magnesian limestone, a creamy-white coloured rock that was quarried in nearby…
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- Coordinates
- 53.9619, -1.0819
- District
- York
- Parish
- York, unparished area
- Postcode
- YO1 7HH
- Parliamentary constituency
- York Central
- Established
- 1220
- Nearest railway station
- York — 0.9 km
- Official site
- www.yorkminster.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q252575 (CC0)
- wikipedia: York Minster (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: York Minster from M&S.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is York Minster?
- York Minster is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode YO1 7HH), in the parish of York, unparished area.
- When was York Minster built?
- Built or established in 1220.
- Is York Minster a listed building?
- York Minster is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- How do I get to York Minster?
- The nearest railway station is York, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode YO1 7HH.