Yafforth is a village and

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 authorit ...

in Hambleton,

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, England about west of

Northallerton Northallerton ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of Mowbray and at the northern end of the Vale of York. It had a population of 16,832 in the 2011 census, an increa ...

. The village lies on the B6271 road between Northallerton and the village of Scorton. The parish had a population of 174 in the 2011 census. The

River Wiske The River Wiske is a tributary of the River Swale in Yorkshire, England. The Wiske gives its name to several villages it passes through. The name Wiske is derived from an Old English word ''wisca'' meaning a water meadow. It was once known as t ...

passes to the east of the village. Romanby Golf Course is situated between Yafforth and the village of

Romanby Romanby is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. Romanby is situated just south-west of Northallerton, and at the 2001 UK census had a population of 6,051, increasing to 6,177 at the 2011 Census. The ...

History

It is thought that the name Yafforth is derived from Ea-ford, meaning the

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in the river. Yafforth was mentioned in the

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as a berewick in the royal manor of Northallerton. To the north of the village lies a notable mound called Howe Hill, It is a

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probably built during the reign of King Stephen. Today it still stands high and retains some of its ditch and the counter scarp bank. Its position suggests that it was built to defend the River Wiske. Records suggest that it was disused by 1198. Yafforth was historically a manor in the ancient parish of

Danby Wiske Danby Wiske is a village in the district of Hambleton in North Yorkshire, England. It is the main settlement in the civil parish of Danby Wiske with Lazenby. The village lies north north-west of the county town of Northallerton. History Dan ...

. Yafforth All Saints' Church was built in 1208 and extensively rebuilt in 1870. It was a chapel of ease to Danby Wiske. Yafforth also had a

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chapel which closed in 1966. Yafforth became a separate civil parish in 1866.Vision of Britain website
/ref> Yafforth school opened in 1868 and closed in 1952, the school building still stands in the middle of the village. Yafforth once had two shops, three brickyards, and a pub. The pub was named after a horse named Reveller, winner of the 1818

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classic at Doncaster. The pub closed in the late 1990s and is now a residential property. The only reminder of its name is the Reveller Mews across the road. Howe Hill from the South - geograph

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