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Wauldby
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OS grid reference SE967297
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Wauldby is a region in the Yorkshire Wolds within the civil parish of Welton in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It contains the gentrified hamlet around Wauldby Manor Farm, and a few other minor dwellings including Little Wauldby Farm.

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Wauldby was once the site of a village; the habitation was abandoned in mediaeval times.

Geography

Wauldby is situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Welton and 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Willerby. It is within the Yorkshire Wolds beyond the head of Welton Dale, at a height of approximately 330 ft (100 m) with a local high point of 381 ft (116 m). The area is entirely rural; there are two minor dwellings: Little Waulby Farm and Waulby Manor Farm with church, manor house outbuildings and cottages, and a pond Wauldby Dam. Most of the land is enclosed field system, there are also minor woods and plantations including the Woodland Trust managed Nut Wood and Wauldby Scrogs. [1]

History

Wauldby was recorded in the 11th century Doomsday survey as "Waldbi", with a population, together with Elloughton, of 36 villeins, 3 smallholders and a priest. [2] The name Waldbi is thought to mean "[place] on the wold", and is Scandinavian in origin. [3] [n 1]

The original village was depopulated during the mediaeval period. [5] [n 2] [n 3] The area underwent enclosure after 1796. [8] In the 1850s the township of Waulby covered 990 acres (400 ha) and contained 49 people. [9]

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Wauldby Manor Farm

In 1835 a chapel was built on the site of an older chapel of ease by Anne Raikes the then landowner. [9] [10] [n 4] It was built in Gothic revival 13th century style, and is thought to be designed by J. L. Pearson. [7] [11] [n 3]

Wauldby was formerly a township in the parish of Elloughton, [13] in 1866 Wauldby became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Welton. [14] In 1931 the parish had a population of 51. [15]

Wauldby Hall, also known as Waulby Manor, was rebuilt in 1839. [9]

The house was refurbished in the 1960s by Francis Johnson. [16] The church's bell cote was removed in 1980, and both the manor and church building became grade II listed buildings in 1988. [11] [17] The house, church and 11.2 acres (4.5 ha) of grounds were put up for sale in 2009 at a price of £1.55 million. [18]

Notes

  1. Etymology: by meaning farmstead or village. [3] The Old Norse völlr (field), the German wald (wood), and the Anglo Saxon weald are words related to the root of the name. [4]
  2. "Deserted medieval villages, (1971), M. W. Beresford et al gives a location SE 974297 ; [6] east of the church, whilst "The Buildings of England: Yorkshire: York and the East Riding, (1972), N. Pevsner" states in a footnote that the site of the deserted village is obvious, and to the south of the Church. [7]
  3. 1 2 In Archaeological Journal (1845. vol.1, p.97); Letter from J. L. Pearson: ..there were once some buildings existing at Wauldby ... I built a small chapel somewhere on the site of the old buildings for Mr. Raikes.. [12]
  4. Pevsner's Buildings of England and other sources give a date of building of 1844. [7] [11]

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References

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Sources

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