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'''Wyton''' is a hamlet in the [[East Riding of Yorkshire|East Riding]] of [[Yorkshire]], close to [[Bilton, Yorkshire|Bilton]]; on [[Holderness]].
'''Wyton''' is a hamlet in the [[East Riding of Yorkshire|East Riding]] of [[Yorkshire]], close to [[Bilton, East Riding|Bilton]]; on [[Holderness]].


The hamlet is found six miles to the east of [[Kingston upon Hull]] city centre.
The hamlet is found six miles to the east of [[Kingston upon Hull]] city centre.

Latest revision as of 19:12, 5 December 2023

Wyton
Yorkshire
East Riding

Wyton Methodist Chapel
Location
Grid reference: TA177332
Location: 53°46’57"N, 0°12’53"W
Data
Post town: Hull
Postcode: HU11
Dialling code: 01482
Local Government
Council: East Riding of Yorkshire
Parliamentary
constituency:
Beverley and Holderness

Wyton is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, close to Bilton; on Holderness.

The hamlet is found six miles to the east of Kingston upon Hull city centre.

This is a small farming place, with few houses. Its history is small, but it was a Quaker village in the 17th century. There are still signs of the Quakers, such as buried ploughing machines, buried clothes and the remains of the houses: more are found on the Sproatley track, leading from Sproatley to Coniston).

The Wesleyan Methodist Church here is is a Grade II listed building.[1]

There is a local hall, but there are no schools, public houses, post offices, hotels, public telephones or sports centres.

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material
about Wyton, Yorkshire)

References

  1. National Heritage List 1310064: Wesleyan Chapel (Grade II listing)
  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 12.