Etton, Yorkshire
| Etton | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
|---|---|
.jpg) St Mary's Church, Etton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE980435 |
| Location: | 53°52’44"N, 0°30’36"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 277 (2011) |
| Post town: | Beverley |
| Postcode: | HU17 |
| Dialling code: | 01430 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Beverley and Holderness |
Etton is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, and within the Harthill Wapentake of that riding. It is found four miles north-west of Beverley town centre and two miles west of the village of Leconfield. A mile to the south-east is Cherry Burton while to the west stand the hamlets of Kiplingcotes (three miles due west) and Gardham (a mile and a half south-west). South Dalton is a mile and a half to the north-west.
The village itself lies to the west of the B1248 road in its own shallow dale. The village's buildings are almost entirely situated either side of Main Street. Along this street lie both the village pub and the parish church of St Mary, which is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
The 2011 Census recorded a parish population (with the neighbouring hamlet of Kiplingcotes) of 277.
History
For Americans, Etton is significant as the 1584 birthplace of Rev John Lothropp, founder of Barnstable, Massachusetts. Several Lothropp family members have death or burial dates recorded as 6 January 1588, but as there is no record of a catastrophic event on that date, it is believed to be merely a recording date.
Thomas Carling, who emigrated from Etton to Canada in 1818, used 'a recipe from his native Yorkshire' to found the Carling Brewery in 1840.[2]
In 1823 Etton had a population of 380, with occupations including nine farmers, two shopkeepers, a carpenter and wheelwright, a boot and shoe maker, a tailor, a corn miller, and the landlord of the Light Dragoon public house. There were two gentlemen, one gentlewoman, a Lady, a vicar, and a schoolmaster who was also the parish clerk. Once a week two carriers operated between the village and Beverley. The patron of the village Church of St Mary was the Archbishop of York.[3]
About the village
Etton is also home to the Holderness Hunt, whose kennels are located on the south-east of the village.
Etton has been known to suffer quite badly during floods, due to its position in a small valley. The most recent flood in the village, 25 June 2007.
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References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1103443: Church of St Mary
- ↑ Cooney, Michael (December 2002). Old Yorkshire. 26. Beverley: Northern Line Design. pp. pp. 26–28.
- ↑ Baines, Edward (1823). History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York. p. 203.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 5.
