Warter is a small village and

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in the

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, England. It is situated approximately east of Pocklington on the

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and from the city of

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. According to the

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, Warter parish had a population of 144, a reduction on the

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figure of 159. It is the location for

Warter Priory Warter Priory was built by the Pennington family of Muncaster Castle in the late 17th century. Originally named Warter Hall, it was renamed Warter Priory following extensive Victorian redevelopment. It is not to be confused with the medieval mon ...

, which was an

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dedicated to St James founded in 1132 by Geoffrey Fitz-Pain. The chronicler

Stephen Eyton Stephen Eyton or Edon ( fl. 1320?), was an English chronicler. Eyton was a canon of the Augustinian priory of Warter, near Pocklington in the East Riding of Yorkshire. His name may derive from the nearby village of Etton. He wrote a work entitl ...

was a canon there. It was dissolved in 1536 by the

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under

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. The dimensions of St James' Church, cloister, other buildings and the shape of their roofs were recorded along with details of the vestments and church plate. The church was 40 by 12 yards with a quire of 28 by 9 yards; the cloister 96 yards in circuit and 4 yards in breadth. The parish church of St James was designated a Grade II

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in January 1967 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England. A coppice near the village was the inspiration for the landscape painting ''

Bigger Trees Near Warter ''Bigger Trees Near Warter'' or ''ou Peinture en Plein Air pour l'age Post-Photographique'' is a large landscape painting by British artist David Hockney. Measuring , it depicts a coppice near Warter, Pocklington in the East Riding of Yorkshire ...

'' by

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Education

Warter has a primary school located on Addlekeld, the main street through Warter. The school is called Warter Church of England Primary School and most of its pupils transfer after Year 6 to Woldgate College in Pocklington.

Transport

Warter is served by buses operated by East Yorkshire Motor Services.

Gallery

File:St James Church Warter (Nigel Coates).jpg, St James Church File:Cottages at Warter - geograph.org.uk - 10349.jpg, Cottages at Warter File:The War Memorial, Warter, East Yorks. - geograph.org.uk - 728869.jpg, Warter War Memorial

References

External links

* * {{authority control Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire Civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire