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Pocklington District Heritage Trust wishes to create a Museum to showcase the long history of the area dating from Neolithic times. #NewMuseum4Pock https://pocklingtondistrictheritagetrust.org
Burnby Hall lease is signed!
Pocklington Town Council has announced the official lease signing for Burnby Hall.​ ​The new facility includes a large main hall available for public hire, along with office spaces and meeting rooms for community and civic use. A long-awaited town museum is now closer.
August 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The Pocela Panel comes home!

The rare early medieval gold panel found near Pocklington has finally returned home after it was delivered to Pocklington District Heritage Trust trustee, Alex Harvey. A crowd funding appeal raised £4,000 in just two weeks. www.gofundme.com/f/save-a-poc...
July 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
A ROMAN BRONZE IMAGO CLIPEATA OF THE EMPEROR CLAUDIUS. Found at Stamford Bridge and sold at Christie’s in New York.
November 30, 2024 at 7:47 AM
Anglo Saxon / Viking bone fragment practice piece found near Pocklington #Museum4Pock #viking #anglian pocklingtondistrictheritagetrust.org
November 30, 2024 at 7:44 AM
We forget the reason why settlements on the edge of the Wolds like Pocklington have 10,000 years of occupation. When ice sheets melted following the Ice Age, the sea levels rose. York was under water as part of lake Humber and Pocklington & Market Weighton were on the lake edge.
November 30, 2024 at 7:03 AM