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Meltonby
MeltonbyLocation within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE795524
• London	170 mi (270 km) S
Civil parish	Yapham
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YORK
Postcode district	YO42
Dialling code	01759
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	East Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°57′45″N 0°47′19″W / 53.962427°N 0.788697°W / 53.962427; -0.788697

Meltonby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Yapham, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Pocklington. In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72, it had a population of 66.

Meltonby is listed in the Domesday Book as in the Hundred of Warter in the East Riding of Yorkshire. At the time of the survey, the settlement contained thirteen villagers. Five smallholders, four tributaries (rent payers), fifteen burgesses, a priest and a church. There were fifty-three ploughlands, woodland, and three mills. In 1066, Earl Morcar held the lordship, which in 1086 transferred to King William I, who was also Tenant-in-chief.

In 1823, Meltonby was in the parish of Pocklington, and the Wapentake of Harthill. The population at the time was 78, with occupations including six farmers & yeomen.

References

1. "History of Meltonby, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
2. Meltonby in the Domesday Book
3. Baines, Edward (1823). History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York. p. 369.

• Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 8.

External links

• Media related to Meltonby at Wikimedia Commons

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