Wykeham, Ryedale Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.1661°N -0.7524°W
Official Name:Wykeham
Static Image:Wykeham - geograph.org.uk - 245962.jpg
Static Image Caption:Farm buildings and gardens at Wykeham
Civil Parish:Malton
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituency Westminster:Thirsk and Malton
Post Town:MALTON
Postcode District:YO17
Postcode Area:YO
Os Grid Reference:SE815752

Wykeham is a hamlet in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated just off the A169 road and is north-east of Malton.[1] [2] [3] Wykeham is mentioned in the Domesday Book as wicum, and the name of the hamlet derives from Old English and means [at] the dwellings.[4] [5]

Historically part of the Hundred of Maneshou, later the wapentake of Rydale, it is now part of the civil parish of Malton, and also part of the Thirsk and Malton Constituency.[4] [6] In 1301, the population of Wykeham and Howe was listed as being twelve, in the 2011 census, the population was included in that of Malton civil parish.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Howardian Hills & Malton . 300 . 2015 . 1:25,000 . Explorer . Ordnance Survey . 978-0-319-24552-1 .
  2. Web site: Wykeham - As described in John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72) . pastplace.org . 2 November 2024.
  3. Web site: Genuki: Old Malton, Yorkshire (North Riding) . genuki.org.uk . 2 November 2024.
  4. Web site: Wykeham . opendomesday . 2 November 2024.
  5. Book: Smith . A. H. . The Place Names of the North Riding of Yorkshire . 1979. 1928. 19714705. English Place Name Society. 45.
  6. Web site: Election Maps . ordnancesurvey.co.uk . 2 November 2024 . On the left of the screen is the "Boundary" tab; click this and activate either civil parishes or Westminster Constituencies (or both), however, only two functions can be active at any one time..
  7. Book: Robinson . J. F. . The archaeology of Malton and Norton . 1978 . Yorkshire Archaeological Society . Leeds . 30. 1170724217.