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Riccall Parish Council |
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North Yorkshire, England |
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Village Design Statement |
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Riccall Village |
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Introduction |
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Riccall is a village with both character and historical perspective. It lies south of York above the flood plain just east of the River Ouse. The settlement was already well-established when it saw the landing of Norsemen in 1066, prior to their battles at Gate Fulford and Stamford Bridge. |
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The sense of history in Riccall is marked by many buildings in the village. The principal ones which now remain are St. Mary's Church and the Prebendal Manor House. Its main attraction, however, is the large number of farmhouses and cottages of 17th, 18th and 19th century origin with their wide range of brickwork and roofing materials. |
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Development in the last century confined the village to the west of the railway. With the advent of the Selby Coalfield, the line was closed and its route past the village became a bypass. Thus Main Street was released from its function as an arterial road and has again become an integral part of the village pattern of thoroughfares. The restoration of the village street pattern allows an approach to development that matches the special features of each area and avoids uniform modernity. |
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The Riccall Design Statement provides guidance on how the village residents wish such development to be achieved. |
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