Little Driffield
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Little Driffield is a small village in the East Riding of Yorkshire
,
England
. It is situated on the western outskirts of Great Driffield
, to the west of the A614 road
and south of the A166 road. Little Driffield forms part of the civil parish of Driffield
.
of Northumbria
(685
– 705
) is supposedly buried in the village church, St. Mary's. However, no evidence of this was found when the nave
and chancel
were rebuilt and the floor excavated in 1807 (the 14th century tower remained untouched). It was again beautified in the 1890s by architect Temple Moor. Judging by the dates on headstones, the graveyard was extended east at that time.
built in 1878 was demolished recently and replaced by a house and the village school likewise around 40 years ago. Elmswell Beck runs through the southern edge of the village and joins with Little Driffield Beck (from the pond). These are tributaries of the River Hull
.
. There were two tanneries in the village in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the other was on the site of Church Walk,(which incidentally is nowhere near the church), previously a pig farm, also six new houses (2006) up Horsefair Lane, two just built (2006) next to the Rose and Crown and several individual ones dotted about.
The A166 which ran through the village is now a lot quieter since the construction of the town bypass, (part of the A614
) around 1982, there is still a bit of through traffic going to the nearby Kelleythorpe
Industrial Estate about half a mile south.
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
,
England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated on the western outskirts of Great Driffield
Driffield
Driffield, also known as Great Driffield, is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The civil parish is formed by the town of Driffield and the village of Little Driffield....
, to the west of the A614 road
A614 road
The A614 is a main road in England running through the counties of Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire.Beginning at Redhill, near Calverton in Nottinghamshire at a roundabout with the A60, the road meets the A6097 at a junction which looks like a roundabout but...
and south of the A166 road. Little Driffield forms part of the civil parish of Driffield
Driffield
Driffield, also known as Great Driffield, is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The civil parish is formed by the town of Driffield and the village of Little Driffield....
.
St Mary's Church
King AldfrithAldfrith of Northumbria
Aldfrith sometimes Aldfrid, Aldfridus , or Flann Fína mac Ossu , was king of Northumbria from 685 until his death. He is described by early writers such as Bede, Alcuin and Stephen of Ripon as a man of great learning, and some of his works, as well as letters written to him, survive...
of Northumbria
Northumbria
Northumbria was a medieval kingdom of the Angles, in what is now Northern England and South-East Scotland, becoming subsequently an earldom in a united Anglo-Saxon kingdom of England. The name reflects the approximate southern limit to the kingdom's territory, the Humber Estuary.Northumbria was...
(685
685
Year 685 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 685 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Byzantine Empire :* September – Justinian II...
– 705
705
Year 705 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 705 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Asia :* Armenia: The Umayyad general Muhammad ibn...
) is supposedly buried in the village church, St. Mary's. However, no evidence of this was found when the nave
Nave
In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
and chancel
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
were rebuilt and the floor excavated in 1807 (the 14th century tower remained untouched). It was again beautified in the 1890s by architect Temple Moor. Judging by the dates on headstones, the graveyard was extended east at that time.
Public houses
The village once boasted two public houses. The Downe Arms, named after the lady of the manor, became a restaurant and is now a private house. The Rose and Crown had a large pond and green. The pond was reduced in size by around half when Brendan Green was built – around 1969. The majority of the green is now walled in and privately owned, belonging to one of the most prominent houses in the village – Springfield House, (now Church House) which lost its iron railings, along with those from the churchyard, to help the war effort. The chapelChapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
built in 1878 was demolished recently and replaced by a house and the village school likewise around 40 years ago. Elmswell Beck runs through the southern edge of the village and joins with Little Driffield Beck (from the pond). These are tributaries of the River Hull
River Hull
The River Hull is a navigable river in the East Riding of Yorkshire in the north of England. It rises from a series of springs to the west of Driffield, and enters the Humber estuary at Kingston upon Hull. Following a period when the Archbishops of York charged tolls for its use, it became a free...
.
Horsefair Lane
Horsefair Lane was for many years the home and factory of clothing manufacturers, Dewhirst's. The factory later became Arcadia Clothing which closed some years ago. The site is now occupied by an industrial unit and 6 new houses. The last horse fair was held in 1918.New housing
The village has seen a lot of new housing since the 1990s, notably Londsborough Court – previously a milk tanker storage yard and many years ago an abattoir which adjoined Brendan Green, previously the site of a tanneryTanning
Tanning is the making of leather from the skins of animals which does not easily decompose. Traditionally, tanning used tannin, an acidic chemical compound from which the tanning process draws its name . Coloring may occur during tanning...
. There were two tanneries in the village in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the other was on the site of Church Walk,(which incidentally is nowhere near the church), previously a pig farm, also six new houses (2006) up Horsefair Lane, two just built (2006) next to the Rose and Crown and several individual ones dotted about.
The A166 which ran through the village is now a lot quieter since the construction of the town bypass, (part of the A614
A614 road
The A614 is a main road in England running through the counties of Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire.Beginning at Redhill, near Calverton in Nottinghamshire at a roundabout with the A60, the road meets the A6097 at a junction which looks like a roundabout but...
) around 1982, there is still a bit of through traffic going to the nearby Kelleythorpe
Kelleythorpe
Kelleythorpe is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, it forms part of the civil parish of Kirkburn. It is situated in the Yorkshire Wolds on the A614 road near to its junction with the A164 road. It is situated approximately south west of Driffield town centre.It is now the location...
Industrial Estate about half a mile south.