Strensall
Strensall is referred to in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Streonaeshalch, after Streona, a personal name, and halch, a corner of land.[1] It has belonged to the Archbishops of York since before 1214, apart from a short period in 1547 when it was briefly held by the Duke of Somerset and Lord Wharton.During the reign of Edward the Confessor the manor and land belonged to a couple of Saxon lords known as Sasford and Turchil.[1] To the south of the village lies Strensall Camp, formed by the War Office in 1884 for training troops and now known as Queen Elizabeth Barracks.About a quarter of a mile east of the village is the disused Strensall station on the York and Scarborough branch of the North Eastern railway.[1] Strensall Common lies to the east of the village and forms part of the surrounding lowland heath.There are over 60 species of bird including curlew, stonechat, whinchat, and both green and great spotted woodpecker.Amongst the numerous insects to be found are green and purple hairstreaks, the dark-bordered beauty, bog bush cricket and glowworm.[1] Strensall falls within the secondary education catchment areas for Huntington School in the northern outskirts of York.
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