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Copmanthorpe is a large village and civil parish in the unitary authority of City of York in the north of England, south west of York, west of Bishopthorpe and close to Acaster Malbis, Askham Bryan and Askham Richard. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 4,262. Prior to 1996 it had been part of the Selby district.

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Copemantorp, meaning Traders’ Village or Craftsmen’s Village. The Roman road from York (Eboracum) to Tadcaster (Calcaria) runs to the north of the village centre, along what are now Top Lane, Hallcroft Lane and Colton Lane. It was the site of a preceptory of the Knights Templar, on land given to the Templar Knights by the Malbis family (see Acaster Malbis). In 1672 the manor was sold to the Wood family. Copmanthorpe became a Conservation Area in 1978.

Copmanthorpe is bounded to the north by the A64, while the East Coast Main Line runs through its south-east periphery. The village is served by one regular local bus service from York (number 13), and by the Yorkshire Coastliner (all numbers except X45). There was also once a railway station, but as in so many villages this was closed decades ago. Plans have been put forward to reopen the station along with others in York’s surrounding area, but nothing seems to have come of them so far.

Contents 1 Copmanthorpe Village 2 The Copmanthorpe rail crash 3 References 4 External links

Copmanthorpe is a functional commuter village, with two churches, a post-office, a library, two pubs, and several takeaways. There are numerous village functions throughout the year, including the Carnival in summer, and the Fayre in Spring. The village has two greens -- although memorial green is little more than a patch of grass! The village also has a primary school, and students usually progress on to Tadcaster Grammar School.

Main article: Copmanthorpe rail crash

The Copmanthorpe rail crash was a railway accident that occurred on 25 September 2006. One person was killed when the 14:25 Plymouth to Edinburgh Virgin Cross Country service collided with a car that had veered off Moor Lane and onto the tracks, causing the front carriage of the Voyager train set to derail and the car driver to die. The accident happened at approximately 21:01 BST. The train involved was already running late on its journey towards York.

Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. (1989) - Copeman

Official sites

• Copmanthorpe Parish Council
• Copmanthorpe Primary School
• FirstBus York homepage
• Yorkshire Coastliner homepage

Other sites

• “Copmanthorpe On-Line”, a site by a local historian.
• Copmanthorpe on Multimap
• “The Copmanthorpe Web Site”

Station-related

• City of York Council press release, 28th August ’03.
• York Evening Press article, 18th June ’04.

Coordinates: 53°55′N, 1°08′W