Yedingham

Yedingham is a village halfway between West Knapton and Allerston, nine miles north-east of Malton. It is in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, but was historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.

Yedingham

St John the Baptist's Church
Yedingham
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE892795
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMALTON
Postcode districtYO17
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

History

The village name is thought to derive from Old English, once meaning 'Homestead of Eada and his people'.[1]

There is a small Church dedicated to St John the Baptist and the River Derwent flows through to the north of the village. The original bridge crossing the Derwent was built in 1731. This was replaced by the current bridge built in 1970.[2]

The village hall can be found next to The Providence, a public house.

To the north of the village lies the remains of the Yedingham Priory. This was home to Benedictine nuns from 1163 to 1539.[3]

See also

References
  1. Smith, A. H. (1937). The Place-Names of The East Riding of Yorkshire and York (PDF). English Place-Name Society, 14. Cambridge University Press.
  2. Pevsner, N. "Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)". ISBN 0-300-09593-7.
  3. Spence, Joan and Bill (1981). Mediaeval Monasteries of Yorkshire. Ambo Publications.

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