Talk:Pocklington
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I see that some preliminary work was done to this article primarily by users Squirtleprechaun and Sugarfish. I hope they will forgive my almost complete re-write of the article as of 1st November 2006, and the breaking of the content down into discrete sections.
I've concentrated mainly on Pocklington's history, since that is my particular area of interest.I'm hoping now the page is much fuller someone else can fill in some of the other areas of information.
I'm still searching for several cites for facts - including:
for the naming of the town after "Pocela's people"- now resolvedfor Ptolemy's relating of the Parisi tribe in the area- now resolved- for Pocklingotn being the presumed capital of Deira
- for the allocation of land in the area tot he german foederati in late Roman period
- for the Old Wife Green witch burning
- for the Isabella Bilington episode
A lot of the above seem to be local legends - I'm not doubting their veracity, just would like to have cites for them.
PocklingtonDan 13:02, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Deira
Karl Craig added Pocklington as capital to the Deira article - suggest you contact him to ask for a reference. DuncanHill 13:15, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
- Many thanks, still learning the ropes, but have done as you suggested and contacted him with this query. Thanks! PocklingtonDan 17:04, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Derivation of Name
The Popular Dictionary of English Place-Names, A. D. Mills, Parragon, 1996 ISBN 0752518518 (Based on A Dictionary of English Place-Names OUP, 1991) has Pocklington as 'Estate associated with a man called Pocela. Formed from Old English personal name, plus -ing- plus -tun
- Many thanks, will add this to the main article PocklingtonDan 21:53, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] 22nd November Edit
Apologies for mucking up the reference system. However, the rest of my edit was done in order to root out some problems in the text and bring it closer to an encyclopedic entry. Main problems were with various weasel words and peacock terms, which I have deleted, and with various redundant or contradictory statements (eg. the designer of the town council's coat of arms not really relevant / town a is 'very remote rural location' but has 'easy access to the continent' etc.) I realise this article is very much the work of one person, please don't be offended by my changes as I can tell the effort that has been put in. :-) User:Richard of York 23:50, 22 November 2006
- Hi, not a problem, you did some good cleanup work on the article so thanks for that my only complaint wsa the reference system which has been thrown a bit now with two different trypes of reference - you're meant to stick to just the one type within each article for clarity. I have no problems with you editing the text, and you did a grand job otherwise, thanks :-) - PocklingtonDan 07:57, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Parish of Pocklington
The article indicates "Pocklington lies at the centre of the Parish of Pocklington, which also encompasses the small hamlet of Kilnwick Percy as well as a scattering of outlying farms and houses."
Does this mean the civil parish or an ecclesiastical parish? If the former then Kilwick Percy is in the civil parish of Nunburnholme, according to the East Yorkshire Council list of villages & hamlets.
Keith D 15:27, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
- Hi Keith, I added this info based on church (eccles.) parishes. feel free to modify the text to clarify this as required. - Cheers, PocklingtonDan 17:03, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
