What's New?
The site was launched in July 2003 as a result of the formation of the village's Local History Group in August 2002.
Recent changes to the site are itemised below.
If you know nothing about the village of Bishop Wilton get your bearings by checking the Lie of the Land and then have a look at the postcard images.
| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| 25/01/08 | The programme of talks and events organised by the Local History Group now has its own page. |
| 25/11/07 | A link to Bolton Local History Group and a new Fragment. |
| 21/08/07 | After years of research, a summary of what we have discovered about the Palace of the Archbishops of York at Wilton is published on the website! |
| 28/04/07 | A completely new section has been added: Sites of Interest. Plus a link to the Pocklington History website. |
| 06/04/07 | There's a new article on St Edith of Wilton (in PDF format) and a link to a blog about back garden archaeology here. Also, there is a new mission on the Links page. |
| 17/12/06 | The photographic section has been overhauled and categorised and new photos have been added. |
| 11/12/06 | A new family history initiative based on an old postcard of the Churchyard by F. Slights of Pocklington. |
| 11/12/06 | A family history article about the Rev. Joseph Shooter and the tragic death of three of his sons. |
| 27/11/06 | New link to English Heritage's listed buildings site |
| 18/10/06 | As the start of an on-going initiative to add more to this website, a page has been added about the Bishop Wilton Local History Group. Also, one or two broken links with other sites have been corrected. |
| 07/11/05 | One school photograph added. Also, enlarged detail for a postcard added. |
| 23/06/05 | Gospel Family History added |
| 23/06/05 | Article on Backgarden Archaeology added |
| 16/02/05 | Link added for access to present day Bishop Wilton |
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