Emmotland
| Emmotland | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TA085517 |
| Location: | 53°57’3"N, 0°20’52"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Driffield |
| Postcode: | YO25 |
| Dialling code: | 01262 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
East Yorkshire |
Emmotland is a small hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, close by North Frodingham on Holderness.
The hamlet consists of two farms at the end of a small access road. West Beck joins the Driffield Navigation at Emmotland.
Emmotland is about a mile north of Hempholme, and a mile and a half south-west of North Frodingham. It is on the North Frodingham Carrs and the Holderness plain.
History
When the Driffield Navigation was built, a towpath bridge was placed over the West Beck near the junction. This bridge disappeared before 1980.
In the 1990s a new footpath bridge was built here over the West Beck: a fixed structure, but with a high headroom. A mistake in the location of the bridge means that it lands on private property, and is dangerously close to the river. Since no further money is available the bridge has remained closed since its construction.
In 1823 Emmotland was recorded as in the parish of Frodingham. Occupations at the time included two farmers.[1]
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References
- ↑ Baines, Edward: 'History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York' (1823); page 202
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 5.