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  14-16th Nov - **HERITAGE FESTIVAL**
  The Anglo-Saxons and Vikings'

> Pocklington District Heritage Trust
  14th Nov - 'Archaeology conference
  The Anglo-Saxons and Vikings'

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  15th Nov - 'Heritage Beanfeast
  A Viking evening with SHIFTIPIG'

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  20th Mar 2025 - Early Cinema

Gallery
Market Place Market Place
Note the new building in the photo on the corner.
Regent Street Regent Street
Note the 'Old Red Lion Hotel'
Chapmangate Chapmangate
Note the independent chapel built in 1807 to the left.
Publications
Woldgate History Woldgate History

"A History of Woldgate School"

* 60 pages
* Fully illustrated
* Only £5.00
epp Exploring Pocklington's Past

* Peter Halkon
* Summary of
Pocklington Archaeology
* Only £5.00
Heritage Trail Heritage Trail

"A Pock History & Heritage Trail"

* 2nd edition
* 27 pages
* Old photos
* Only £4.99

People and Places Thumb Old Pock

"People and Places of Old Pocklington"

* 40 pages
* Old photos
* Only £5.99
Adieu WW1 Book

"Adieu to dear old Pock"

  * ww1 diary
  * 53 profiles
  * Local News
  * 299 soldiers
  * 246 pages
Newsletter

PDLHG Newsletters
#1 Oct 2020
#2 Dec 2020
#3 May 2021

Archaeology & Finds

The items found here are stored in the history department of Pocklington school. They were found by William MacKay from sites in and around Pocklington. Kilnwick Road, Sherbuttgate and West Green. Pictures by Phil Gilbank and Andrew Sefton.

Roman Pottery 3rd-4th Century
3rd and 4th century Roman Pottery
Roman Amphora Fragment
Roman Amphora fragment
Neolithic Hammer stones
Neolithic Hammer Stones
Hypercaust Tile
Hypocaust Tile
Early Bronze Age Knives & Scrapers
Early Bronze Age Knives & Scrapers circa 2000 BC
Early Bronze Age scrapers
Early Bronze Age scrapers - circa 1500 BC
Early Bronze Age Sable Blade & Arrow Head
Sickle or Balde - used to pluck heads of corn - & Arrow Head
Early Bronze Age circa 1500 BC
Ox Shoe - C16
Ox Shoe - Circa 16th century - found in Open Fields Area
Roman Pins found at Pocklington
Roman pins found on the Sherbuttgate site just prior to house building in the 1970's
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Roman Pottery found in the Pocklington area
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Part of a Roman Amphora found in Pocklington
Bronze Age Axe
This is exactly the same shape and size as the two Bronze Age Axes found in Pocklington by the School Pupils on a field walk. They are now stored in the Yorkshire Museum at York.