Nafferton
Nafferton | |
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2011 census)[1] | |
OS grid reference | TA055593 |
• London | 175 mi (282 km) S |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DRIFFIELD |
Postcode district | YO25 |
Dialling code | 01377 |
Police | Humberside |
Fire | Humberside |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
Nafferton is a village and
The village is served by
History
Archaeological evidence for settlement in the area dates back to the mesolithic. Early hunter-gatherers established temporary camp sites throughout the area, subsisting from woodlands foraging, deer, boars, bears, and wild cattle. The nearby Yorkshire Wolds were later the site of substantial human activity during the neolithic and the area features burial mounds, with frequent finds of lithic technology.[citation needed]
According to A Dictionary of British Place Names the name Nafferton probably derives from "Nattfari", an Old Norse person name, with "tun", the Old English word for a farmstead or enclosure.[3]
Nafferton is listed in the
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In 1823 Nafferton was a parish in the
The oldest surviving building in the village is the church, parts of which date from the 13th century. The church dedicated to All Saints was designated a Grade I listed building in 1966 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.[7] Its best-known vicar was the parson-naturalist Francis Orpen Morris (1810–1893), author of highly successful books on birds, butterflies and moths.
The
Transport
Nafferton has bus and train services. Nafferton railway station has regular train services to Bridlington, Beverley and Hull with several running through to Scarborough, Doncaster, Meadowhall and Sheffield.[9] Nafferton also has buses to Beverley, Hull, Bridlington, Scarborough and York (EYMS 121,[10] 45/46,[11] 270).[12]
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Nafferton Parish (00FB098)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ISBN 978-0199609086.
- ^ a b Nafferton in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ "Documents Online: Nafferton", Folios: 301r, 322v, 382r, Great Domesday Book; The National Archives. Retrieved 19 November 2011
- ^ Baines, Edward (1823). History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York. p. 371.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1346661)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ISBN 1-85306-138-7.
- ^ "National Rail". National Rail. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ EYMS. "EYMS 121 Time Table". Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ EYMS. "EYMS 45/46 Time Table". Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ EYMS. "EYMS 270 Time Table". Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- Harrison, Stephen, ed. (2000). Nafferton: A Living Past. Hull: Nafferton Millennium Committee.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 8.
External links
Media related to Nafferton at Wikimedia Commons
- The Villages of the Yorkshire Wolds : Nafferton
- Nafferton village parish council web site
- Local School - Nafferton Primary School