Editing Heworth, York (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:Judi Dench at the BAFTAs 2007.jpg|thumb|[[Judi Dench]] was born in Heworth]]
*[[Mary Ward (nun)|Mary Ward]], an English [[Roman Catholic]] nun and founder of the [[Sisters of Loreto]] (also known as the [[Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary]]) moved to the village in 1643 after a brief stint in Hutton Rudby (1642–3). During the dangers of the [[English Civil War]] she was forced to move within the York City Walls but moved back to Heworth in July 1644. Ill for some time, Ward died on 30 January 1645 (20 January 1645, Old Calendar)<ref>"[https://www.marywarddocumentary.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Mary-Ward-Timeline.pdf Mary Ward Timeline.]" Rohleder, Renata Sr. Retrieved 5 September 2021.</ref> at the Manor House (see Heworth Manor below) which, under the aid of the Thwing sisters (Ellen, Anne and Catherine) would become one of the temporary seats of the order, prior to the establishment of the [[Bar Convent]]. She is buried in [[Osbaldwick]] Churchard.
*[[Barbara Ward]] (economist, writer and environmentalist who was interested in developing countries) was born here in 1914. She was awarded the title of [[List of Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire|Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] later in her life.
*Dame [[Judi Dench]] was born in Heworth Green.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/4314076.why-judi-is-such-an-inspiration/ |title=Why Judi is such an inspiration |newspaper=[[The Press (York)|The Press]] |date=23 April 2009 |access-date=20 November 2023}}</ref>
*[[Robert William Bilton Hornby]], priest, antiquarian and Lord of the Manor of Heworth.
* see also people associated with [[Elmfield College]]
* Alan Leach (The drummer from the band [[Shed Seven]])
* [[Claudia Lawrence]] (born [[Malton, North Yorkshire|Malton]], missing since March 2009), moved in Heworth in 2007