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Driffield
Driffield, also known as Great Driffield (neighbouring Little Driffield), is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The civil parish is formed by the town of Driffield and the village of Little Driffield. By road, it is north-east of Leeds, east of York and north of Hull. Driffield, being near the centre of the Yorkshire Wolds, is named ''The Capital of the Wolds''. According to the 2011 UK census, Driffield parish had a population of 13,080, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 11,477. The town was listed in the 2019 ''Sunday Times'' report on the Best Places to Live in northern England. History Driffield is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and the name is first attested in the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' where King Aldfrith of Northumbria died on 14 December 705. It is also found in the Domesday Book of 1086, meaning "dirty (manured) field". A Bronze Age mound outside Driffield was excavated in the 19th century, the contents of which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driffield Showground - Geograph
Driffield, also known as Great Driffield (neighbouring Little Driffield), is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire (district), East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The civil parish is formed by the town of Driffield and the village of Little Driffield. By road, it is north-east of Leeds, east of York and north of Kingston-on-Hull, Hull. Driffield, being near the centre of the Yorkshire Wolds, is named ''The Capital of the Wolds''. According to the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 UK census, Driffield parish had a population of 13,080, an increase on the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 UK census figure of 11,477. The town was listed in the 2019 ''Sunday Times'' report on the Best Places to Live in northern England. History Driffield is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and the name is first attested in the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' where Aldfrith of Northumbria, King Aldfrith of Northumbria died on 14 December 705. It is also found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RAF Driffield
Royal Air Force Driffield or RAF Driffield is a former Royal Air Force station in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. It lies about south-west of Driffield and north-west of Beverley. It is now operated by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, as the Driffield Training Area. History The site was first opened in 1918 by the Royal Air Force under the name of RAF Eastburn, and closed in 1920. In 1935 a new airfield was built, initially training bomber crews. In 1977 the site was turned over to the British Army for use as a driving school, and was renamed Alamein Barracks, a satellite to Normandy Barracks of the Defence School of Transport at Leconfield. The station was the initial posting of Leonard Cheshire VC, who was at that time a member of 102 Squadron. On 15 August 1940 there was a German air raid on the airfield. Casualties included the first fatality in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF). On 4 June 1941 RAF Driffield was attacked by German aircra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Riding Of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, often abbreviated to the East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to the south-west, and Lincolnshire to the south across the Humber Estuary. The city of Kingston upon Hull is the largest settlement. The county has an area of and a population of 600,259. Kingston upon Hull is by far the largest settlement, with population of 267,014, and is a major port and the county's economic and transport centre. The rest of the county is largely rural, and the next largest towns are the seaside resort of Bridlington (35,369) and the historic town of Beverley (30,351), which is also the county town. The county is governed by two unitary authorities, East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Hull City Council. It takes its name from the East Riding County Council, East Riding, a historic subdivision of York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Riding Of Yorkshire (district)
The East Riding of Yorkshire, often abbreviated to the East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to the south-west, and Lincolnshire to the south across the Humber Estuary. The city of Kingston upon Hull is the largest settlement. The county has an area of and a population of 600,259. Kingston upon Hull is by far the largest settlement, with population of 267,014, and is a major port and the county's economic and transport centre. The rest of the county is largely rural, and the next largest towns are the seaside resort of Bridlington (35,369) and the historic town of Beverley (30,351), which is also the county town. The county is governed by two unitary authorities, East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Hull City Council. It takes its name from the East Riding, a historic subdivision of Yorkshire. In the east of the county the low-lying plain of Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Driffield
Little Driffield is a small village in the civil parish of Driffield, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the western outskirts of Great Driffield, to the west of the A614 road and south of the A166 road. History The village once had a large pond and green. The pond was reduced to about half its size when Brendan Green was built in the 1960s. The majority of the green is now walled in and privately owned, belonging to one of the most prominent houses in the village – Springfield House, (now Church House) which lost its iron railings, together with those from the churchyard, to help the Second World War, war effort. A chapel built in 1878 was demolished recently and replaced by a house. The village school was demolished about 40 years ago. Horsefair Lane was for many years the home and factory of clothing manufacturers, Dewhirst's. The factory later became Arcadia Clothing which closed some years ago. The site is now occupied by an industrial uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driffield Town Hall
Driffield Town Hall is a former municipal building in Exchange Street, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The structure is now used as an annex to a local hotel. History In the early 18th century, the local corn traders and farmers still conducted their trade in the open air at the rear of The Bell Hotel. In the late 1830s, after finding this arrangement unsatisfactory, a group of local businessmen decided to form a company to finance and commission a purpose-built corn exchange for the town. The site chosen was on the northwest side of New Street, which was subsequently renamed Exchange Street. The building was designed by Henry Francis Lockwood in the neoclassical style, built in ashlar stone at a cost of £2,000, and was completed on 1841. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage facing onto Exchange Street. Internally, the principal rooms were they main trading hall and a room to read newspapers. However, many of the corn merchants and farmers continued to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorkshire Wolds
The Yorkshire Wolds are hills in the counties of the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire in Northern England. They are the northernmost chalk hills in the UK and within lies the northernmost chalk stream in Europe, the Gypsey Race. On the western edge, the Wolds rise to an escarpment which then drops sharply to the Vale of York. The highest point on the escarpment is Bishop Wilton Wold (also known as Garrowby Hill), which is above sea level. To the north, on the other side of the Vale of Pickering, lie the North York Moors, and to the east the hills flatten into the plain of Holderness. The hills are separated by many dry dales, formed during the last ice age and where many springs rise. The largest town in the Wolds is Driffield, with other places including Pocklington, Thixendale and Kilham, the original 'capital' of the Wolds. The highest village on the Yorkshire Wolds is Fridaythorpe at above sea level. The market town of Beverley lies on the eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driffield Castle
Driffield Castle is located in the town of Driffield, approximately north of Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (). It was a Norman earthwork motte and bailey fortress which was founded by Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester. It was re-fortified in the 13th century. The motte was damaged by 19th-century quarrying, and houses have encroached on the bailey. The site listing in Historic England notes that excavations in the 19th century and in 1975 revealed the remains of a Roman occupation dating to the fourth century AD, underlying the motte. Driffield 19th-century archaeologist John Robert Mortimer noted fragments of medieval swords, spears and silver coins. A reference to Driffield in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle The ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' is a collection of annals in Old English, chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons. The original manuscript of the ''Chronicle'' was created late in the ninth century, probably in Wessex, during the reign of ... sugg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sledmere
Sledmere is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, about north-west of Driffield on the B1253 road. The village lies in a civil parish which is also officially called "Sledmere" by the Office for National Statistics, although the county council and parish council refer to it as Sledmere and Croome, as the parish also includes the nearby hamlet of Croome. According to the 2011 UK census, the parish had a population of 377, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 197; the parish covers an area of . Local landmarks Local points of interest include Sledmere House, a Georgian country house. Built in 1751 by Richard Sykes, the house has remained in the Sykes family since then. It is now the home of Sir Tatton Sykes, 8th baronet. The Sledmere Monument is about south-east of the village, along the B1252 road, on top of Garton Hill. It is tall and is a tribute to Sir Tatton Sykes, 4th Baronet, built by his friends in 1865. The Wagoners' Memorial in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldfrith Of Northumbria
Aldfrith (Early Modern Irish: ''Flann Fína mac Ossu''; Latin: ''Aldfrid'', ''Aldfridus''; died 14 December 704 or 705) was king of Northumbria from 685 until his death. He is described by early writers such as Bede, Alcuin and Stephen of Ripon as a man of great learning. Some of his works and some letters written to him survive. His reign was relatively peaceful, marred only by disputes with Bishop Wilfrid, a major figure in the early Northumbrian church. Aldfrith was born on an uncertain date to Oswiu of Northumbria and an Irish princess named Fín. Oswiu later became King of Northumbria; he died in 670 and was succeeded by his son Ecgfrith of Northumbria, Ecgfrith. Aldfrith was educated for a career in the Roman Catholic Church, church and became a scholar. However, in 685, when Ecgfrith was killed at the Battle of Dun Nechtain, battle of Nechtansmere, Aldfrith was recalled to Northumbria, reportedly from the Inner Hebrides, Hebridean island of Iona, and became king. In his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridlington And The Wolds (UK Parliament Constituency)
Bridlington and The Wolds is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, when it was won by Charlie Dewhirst of the Conservative Party. Boundaries The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020): * The District of East Riding of Yorkshire wards of: Bridlington Central and Old Town; Bridlington North; Bridlington South; Driffield and Rural; East Wolds and Coastal; North Holderness; Wolds Weighton (majority). It comprises the following: * A majority of the abolished East Yorkshire constituency – excluding the Pocklington Provincial ward and a small part of the Wolds Weighton ward * The North Holderness ward from the retained Beverley and Holderness constituency Members of Parliament '' East Yorkshire prior to 2024'' Elections Elections in the 2020s Elections in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
