Hayton, East Riding of Yorkshire

Hayton is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) south of the market town of Pocklington and 4.5 miles (7 km) north-west of the market town of Market Weighton. It lies on the A1079 road.

Village of Hayton

Hayton
Hayton
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE819457
• London165 mi (266 km) S
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYORK
Postcode districtYO42
Dialling code01759
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

Hayton forms part of the civil parish of Hayton and Burnby.

The church dedicated to St Martin was designated a Grade I listed building in 1967 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.[1]

In 1823 Hayton was a village and a civil parish in the Wapentake of Harthill. The ecclesiastical parish was Hayton-cum-Beilby, with the parish incumbent living under the patronage of the Dean of York. Population at the time was 177. Occupations included twelve farmers, a blacksmith, a wheelwright, a corn miller, a shoemaker, and the landlord of The White Horse public house.[2]

References
  1. Historic England. "Church of St. Martin (1084144)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  2. Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 214
  • Gazetteer – A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 6.



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