Fishergate Postern Tower
Fishergate Postern Tower is a grade I listed urban defence in York. Close by, York Minster is 900 m away, one of 51 within 15 km.
Castle in York
Inside York
Fishergate Postern Tower is inside York’s built-up area, with 40 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; York has 1,271 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
Warmest in York are June to September, at 18–22°C.
Fishergate Postern Tower
Grade I listed urban defence in York, United Kingdom.
In York, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Town
- in York
Where Fishergate Postern Tower is
Orange: Fishergate Postern Tower.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is York’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns to Fishergate Postern Tower
The 7 towns are led in size by York, with 141,696 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
York
Heslington
Osbaldwick
Huntington
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Fishergate Postern Tower is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| York | It’s in town | 141,696 | 46 |
| Heslington | 1.9 km southeast of it | 1,787 | 41 |
| Osbaldwick | 2.3 km east of it | 2,313 | 44 |
| Huntington | 2.6 km north of it | 12,420 | 44 |
| Bishopthorpe | 3.5 km south of it | 3,333 | 40 |
| Nether Poppleton | 3.7 km northwest of it | 727 | 38 |
| Upper Poppleton | 4.5 km northwest of it | 3,520 | 37 |
Combine it with these
Within 15 km are 51 places, among them 4 museums, a church and a castle.
ChurchYork Minster900 m away2
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower300 m away3MuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum1.5 km away · 808K visitors a year4
MuseumYorkshire Museum1.1 km away · 164K visitors a year (2019)5
MuseumYork Castle Museum100 m away · 284K visitors a year (2013)6
FortYork city walls300 m away7
MuseumJorvik Viking Centre400 m away8
Art galleryYork Art Gallery1.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Fishergate Postern Tower, answered
Where is Fishergate Postern Tower?
Fishergate Postern Tower is in York, North Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Fishergate Postern Tower?
Grade I listed urban defence in York, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Fishergate Postern Tower?
June to September are the warmest months in York, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Fishergate Postern Tower a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Fishergate Postern Tower?
Within 15 km: York Minster (900 m), Clifford's Tower (300 m), National Railway Museum (1.5 km) and Yorkshire Museum (1.1 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Fishergate Postern Tower: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Minster: MatzeTrier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford's Tower: Francis Place (1647-1728), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Castle Museum: Jitka Erbenová (cheva), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York city walls: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jorvik Viking Centre: CambridgeBayWeather, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- York Art Gallery: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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