[2] It is a cul-de-sac, running northwest from High Petergate at the western end of York Minster, in front of which the road apexes.

[6][7][8] In 1763, artist Nathan Drake married and moved his painting room from Colliergate to Precentor's Court, where he remained for the rest of his life.

[10] Peter Gibson, a glazier who worked on all of the Minster's stained-glass windows, lived at 1 Precentor's Court for almost all of his 87 years.

[13] Below is a selection of notable buildings and structures on Precentor's Court, in addition to Fenton House, ordered from east to west.

The southern wall of Purey-Cust Lodge, a Grade II listed building,[16] occupies the northern section of the western end of the street.