Editing Bishopthorpe (section)

==Education and religion==
The Archbishop of York's School dates back to 1763 and was built on the site of what is now 8, 10 and 12 School Lane.  [[File:Archbishop of York's Church of England Junior School, Bishopthorpe (4th November 2016).jpg|thumb|right|Archbishop of York's Junior School.]] In 1846 The Archbishop of York's CE Primary School was opened, located on Acaster Road. The interior is depicted in a stained glass window in the parish church. Originally 2 classrooms, further classrooms were added in 1893 and 1932. The original school became a girls' school until it was converted into cottages in 1893.  In 1967, Archbishop of York's CE Junior School opened across the Appleton Road on the site of the playing fields<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.york.gov.uk/directory-record/1516/archbishop-of-yorks-church-of-england-junior-school |title=Archbishop of York's Church of England Junior School |website=City of York Council}}</ref> and serves the communities of Acaster Malbis, Middlethorpe as well the village itself.{{r|rem|pages=38–41}}

In 1973, Bishopthorpe Infant's School opened on Sim Balk Lane.{{r|rem|pages=38–41}}

Archbishop Drummond built [[Old St Andrew's Church, Bishopthorpe|Old St Andrew's Church]] on the site of the original (dating back to 1215) in 1768 but its foundations were gradually being washed away by the River Ouse. The [[St Andrew's Church, Bishopthorpe|St Andrew's Church]] was constructed between 1898 and 1899 on Back Lane (now known as Church Lane), located away from the [[River Ouse, Yorkshire|River Ouse]].  The tower was added in 1903.{{r|rem|pages=34–37}} The architect was [[C. Hodgson Fowler]].<ref>{{cite book|last1 = Pevsner|first1 = Nikolaus |author-link = Nikolaus Pevsner |last2 = Radcliffe|first2 = Enid  |title = Yorkshire: The West Riding |orig-year = 1959 |edition = 2nd |year = 1967 |publisher = Penguin Books |location = London}}</ref>

The current Bishopthorpe Methodist Church opened in 1899. The first Methodist Chapel built in 1833 is now private accommodation, Wesley House, situated behind the Supermarket.{{r|rem|page=33}}