Wrelton
| Wrelton | |
| Yorkshire North Riding | |
|---|---|
 The east end of Wrelton village | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE764859 |
| Location: | 54°15’47"N, 0°49’41"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 332 (2011) |
| Post town: | Pickering |
| Postcode: | YO18 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Thirsk and Malton |
Wrelton is a village in the North Riding of Yorkshire, two miles west of Pickering.
History
Wrelton is recorded in the Domesday Book as having seven villagers, one ploughland, and a meadow covering 4.0 acres (1.6 ha).[1] The name of the village is thought to derive from the Old English wearg-hyll (felon hill). The suggestion of the full name would translate as farm by or on the gallows-hill.[2]
Wrelton's nearest town is Pickering.[3] In Wrelton are holiday cottages, bed and breakfasts, a local pub and holiday home park, chapel and village hall. Villages surrounding and near Wrelton include, Cropton, Middleton, Rosedale and Aislaby.
In 1992, a bypass for the A170 road was built to the south of the village. The £730,000 road was opened on 15 April 1992.[4] The number 128 bus between Helmsley and Scarborough, calls at the village six times a day in each direction. Journey times to Scarborough are just over an hour.[5]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Wrelton) |
References
- ↑ Wrelton in the Domesday Book
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 538 ISBN 0198691033
- ↑ Information on Wrelton from GENUKI
- ↑ Baylis, Malcolm (16 April 1992). "Village rejoices as new by-pass opens". The Gazette and Herald: p. 5. SSN 0961-4060.
- ↑ "128 - Scarborough - Helmsley – East Yorkshire – bustimes.org". https://bustimes.org/services/128-scarborough-pickering-helmsley-2.
