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 reference	SE892795
District	Ryedale
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MALTON
Postcode district	YO17
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Thirsk and Malton

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

• Yedingham Priory

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.

External links

Media related to Yedingham at Wikimedia Commons