Bootham - York, UK
N 53° 57.783 W 001° 05.142
30U E 625585 N 5981107
Bootham is the name of a road and an area to the north west of the walls of the city of York. At the south eastern end of Bootham is Bootham Bar that leads through the city walls into the centre of York.
Waymark Code: WMMFD0
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/12/2014
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A plaque, on the south west side of Bootham on the wall of a public house called the White Horse, tells us:
Bootham
From the old West Scandinavian word "Buthum" (1150) ~
"at the booths" ~ implying a district of humble or temporary
dwellings. Jurisdiction over Bootham was hotly disputed
between the City and St Mary's Abbey.
The main road to the City from the north, it is on the
line of theRoman road.
Wikipedia has a short article about Bootham that tells us:
Bootham is a district near the centre of the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. It is just outside Bootham Bar, one of the ancient gateways through the city walls of York. Its name is said to derive from an ancient description as 'the place of the booths', referring to the poor huts located just outside the city walls.