Wyton, Yorkshire

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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

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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.