Knedlington is a small

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and former

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, now in the parish of

Asselby Asselby is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located in the south-west of the county, north of the River Ouse, Yorkshire, River Ouse. It is situated approximately west of the m ...

, in the

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, England. It is situated approximately west of the

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Howden Howden () is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of York to the north of the M62 motorway, M62, on the A614 road about south-east of York and north of Goole, ...

and lies to the west of the B1228 road. The

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is just over 1 mile to the south-east. Village landmarks include Knedlington Manor, Knedlington Hall, and woodland. Knedlington Hall was protected as a Grade II*

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in 1966. In 1931, the parish had a population of 86. In 1823, Knedlington was in the civil parish of

and the

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. Recorded was the hall built in the reign of

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at the west of the village. The population at the time was 118. Occupations included a farmer, a horse dealer, and the

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of the Anchor

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. The resident was a

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and two

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, one of whom was the chief constable and agent to a London insurance company. Baines, Edward (1823): ''History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York'', p. 361 Knedlington was formerly a

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in the parish of Howden. From 1866, Knedlington was a civil parish in its own right. On 1 April 1935, the parish was abolished and merged with Asselby, Howden,

Eastrington Eastrington is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately to the east of Howden and south east of York. The civil parish is formed by the village of Eastrington and the hamlets of ...

and

Kilpin Kilpin is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south-east of Howden and south-east from the county town of York. The civil parish is formed by the villages of Kilpin and Kilpin ...

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* * Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire Former civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire {{EastRiding-geo-stub