Discover Alone, back to main map

Davygate and David bronze plaque

Commemorative plaque
Davygate and David bronze plaque
Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

This bronze commemorative plaque records: Davygate. A thoroughfare for over 800 years and named after David, the King's Lardiner in the reign of King Stephen (1135) whose great grandfather had come over with William the Conqueror. He had control over the nearby Forest of Galtres and supplied the Royal Larder therefrom. Recorded plaque organisation: York Civic Trust.
Davygate is named after David, King's Lardiner in the reign of King Stephen (1135), who managed the Forest of Galtres to supply the royal larder, highlighting the area's historical administrative significance.

A plaque record does not grant entry to a building or private land. View it from a public place unless permission is clearly given.

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places

Other information

Photo: Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0