Editing Clifton, York (section)

==History==
[[File:Methodist Church, Clifton, York, England - 20101030.jpg|thumb|left|Clifton Methodist Church]]
[[File:Avenue Terrace - geograph.org.uk - 2829474.jpg|thumb|left|Avenue Terrace]]
During Roman times a road through Clifton approached the Roman fortress in York from the north-west and headed towards the river crossing. A second road that left the fortress's north-west gate may eventually have joined the other. The evidence from early timber buildings from the museum gardens and early burials from [[Bootham]] and Clifton suggest the roads existed from the 1st century. Sporadic 2nd century Roman occupation material and fragments of streets indicate that by that time expansion may have begun in Clifton. This development was not sustained and evidence indicates that from the 3rd century onwards the area beyond St Mary's was given over to cemeteries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36370&strquery=clifton|title=Roman Clifton|accessdate=19 December 2010}}</ref>

Records show Clifton or Lady Windmill existed from the late-14th to the early-19th centuries in Burton Stone Lane. Between 1374 and 1413 it belonged to John de Roucliff. Other owners were Sir William Ingleby in the mid-15th century, and Sir William Robinson in the early-18th century. The last record of the mill being operational was in 1852, but there is no trace of the building now.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36386&strquery=clifton|title=Clifton windmill|accessdate=19 December 2010}}</ref>  

The district was badly damaged during the [[Siege of York]].  On the street named Clifton, the timber-framed [[The Old Manor House, Clifton|Old Manor House]] was rebuilt after the siege but is now grade II* listed.<ref name="inventory">{{Cite book |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/york/vol4/pp84-87 |title=An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York |date=1975 |publisher=Her Majesty's Stationery Office |volume=4 |location=London |access-date= 2020-09-28}}</ref>

[[File:The Burton Stone Inn - geograph.org.uk - 673276.jpg|thumb|The Burton Stone Inn takes it name from the medieval cross base that stands in front of it<ref>{{NHLE|num=1259198|desc=The Burton Stone Adjacent to the Burton Stone Inn|access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref>]]
Horse racing began in York towards the end of the 17th century. In 1708 the corporation recognised the potential for profit from horse racing and after Clifton landowner, Sir William Robinson, offered his land on Clifton and Rawcliffe Ings as a [[York Racecourse|racecourse]] and donated £15 a year towards a plate. Following the winter of 1730 racing moved to the recently drained [[Knavesmire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36353&strquery=clifton|title=Horse racing|accessdate=19 December 2010}}</ref>

The York Diocesan Church Building Society, founded in 1861, contributed to building the parish church between 1867 and 1869.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36367&strquery=clifton|title=Church building|accessdate=19 December 2010}}</ref>