|
Bridlington is a coastal town and civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea, situated in the unitary authority and ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire approximately north of Kingston upon Hull. The Gypsey Race river runs through the town and emerges into the North Sea in the town harbour. In the 2011 Census the population of the parish was 35,369.〔 Bridlington is a minor sea fishing port with a working harbour and is well known for its shellfish. It has a mix of small businesses across the manufacturing, retail and service sectors with its prime trade being tourism during the summer months. The origins of the town are uncertain, but archaeological evidence shows habitation in the Bronze Age and in Roman times. The settlement at the Norman Conquest was called ''Bretlinton'', but has also gone by the names of ''Berlington'', ''Brellington'' and ''Britlington'', before settling on its modern name in the 19th century.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History of Bridlington )〕 The town is twinned with Millau in France and Bad Salzuflen in Germany. One of the UK's coastal weather stations is located at Bridlington. The Priory Church of St Mary and the associated Bayle Gate are Grade I listed buildings. The church stands on the site of the original Augustine Priory. ==History== The first mention of the town is in the ''Domesday Book'' as ''Bretlinton''. It has also gone by the names of ''Berlington'', ''Brellington'' and ''Britlington'', before settling on its modern name in the 19th century. There are several suggestions about the origin of the name. All suggest that it followed the Anglo-Saxon custom of referring to a person and the type of settlement. In this case there are different personal names put forward such as ''Bretel'', ''Bridla'' or ''Berhtel'' to go with ''-ingtūn'' as the Saxon name for farm.〔 The origins of habitation at Bridlington are unknown, though Danes Dyke, a long man-made dyke on nearby Flamborough Head, dates back to the Bronze Age,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Danes’ Dyke at Flamborough )〕 and some writers believe that Bridlington was the site of a Roman station. A Roman road from York, now known as Woldgate, can be traced across the Yorkshire Wolds into the town, and Roman coins have been found in the town. Two Roman coin hoards were found in the harbour area, along with two Greek coins dating from the 2nd century BC - suggesting that the port was in use long before the Roman invasion. It has been suggested that the Roman maritime station of ''Gabrantovicorum'' was located in the vicinity of the modern town. In the early 2nd century Ptolemy described Bridlington Bay in his ''Geography'' as "Gabranticorum Sinus, with many harbours". None of these harbours has been found, and it is thought that coastal erosion has destroyed all traces, as well as a possible Theodosian signal station at Flamborough and a fort in the general vicinity of the harbour or beyond. In the 4th century Count Theodosius established signal stations on the North Yorkshire coast to warn of Saxon raids. It is believed that Flamborough Head would also have had one of these stations (probably on Beacon Hill, now a gravel quarry). From the Headland an observer can see Filey, Scarborough Castle and the Whitby promontory. A fort at Bridlington would have been well placed to act as centre of operations for these forts. A network of signal stations stretching south around the broad Bridlington Bay has also been suggested. This counterpart to the northern chain would guard this huge and accessible anchorage from barbarian piracy. Near Dukes Park are two bowl barrows known as Butt Hills. They have been designated as Ancient Monuments designated and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England. Also nearby are the remains of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery on a farm outside of Sewerby. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bridlington」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|