Eppleworth is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

in the

East Riding of Yorkshire The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to t ...

, England. It is situated on Westfields Road and lies to the south of

Skidby Skidby is a small village and civil parish in Yorkshire Wolds of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated about north-west of Hull city centre, west of Cottingham and south of Beverley. The civil parish contains mainly agricul ...

and to the west of Cottingham. Further west along Westfields Road lies

Raywell Raywell is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north-west of Hull city centre and north of Swanland. It is located on the crossroads of Westfields Road and Riplingham Road. These roads link Riplin ...

. Eppleworth forms part of the

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

. In 1823 ''Baine's History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York'' gave Eppleworth's name as 'Epplewith'. At the time it was in the parish of

and the

Wapentake A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region. It was formerly used in England, Wales, some parts of the United States, Denmark, Southern Schleswig, Sweden, Finland, Norway, the Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek, C ...

of Harthill. Recorded in the hamlet were a farmer and a

yeoman Yeoman is a noun originally referring either to one who owns and cultivates land or to the middle ranks of servants in an English royal or noble household. The term was first documented in mid-14th-century England. The 14th century also witn ...

. Baines, Edward (1823): ''History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York'', p. 202

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