__NOTOC__ Emmotland is a small

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in the

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, England. It forms part of the

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of North Frodingham. The hamlet consists of two farms at the end of a small access road. West Beck joins the

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at Emmotland.

History

When the

was built, a

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bridge was placed over the West Beck near the junction. This bridge disappeared before 1980. One of the last acts of the

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was to build a new footpath bridge over the West Beck. The bridge is a fixed structure, but has a high headroom. A mistake in the location of the bridge means that it lands on private property, and is dangerously close to the river. Since no further money is available the bridge has remained closed since its construction. In 1823 Emmotland was in the parish of Frodingham and the

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and

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of Holderness. Occupations at the time included two farmers. Baines, Edward (1823): ''History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York'', p. 202

Location

Emmotland is situated approximately north of Hempholme, and south-west of North Frodingham, and is on the North Frodingham Carrs and the

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plain.

Position of Emmotland on the Driffield Navigation

*Next place upstream =

Fisholme Fisholme is a small area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that is situated between Brigham and Emmotland. The canal section of the Driffield Navigation leaves Frodingham Beck at this point. Location 0.7 miles south-east of Brigham o ...

*Next place downstream = Bethells Bridge *Next place upstream on West Beck = Corpslanding

References

* Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire Holderness {{EastRiding-geo-stub