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Yorkshire: East Riding R-Z

Raisthorpe
Redrestorp: King's land; Hugh FitzBaldric; Odo the Crossbowman.
Raisthorpe manor house; medieval village; earthworks and pond nearby.
Raventhorpe
Rag(h)eneltorp: Archbishop of York and St. John's Church, Beverley, from him before and after 1066; Count of Mortain and Nigel Fossard from him.
Medieval village site.
Redmere
Redmaere / Redmar(e) / Rotmare:
Lost.
Reighton
Ricton(e): King's land; St. John's Church, Beverley, from Archbishop of York.

Riccall
Richale: Archbishop of York and the canons of St. Peter's Church, York, from him; Bishop of Durham.
Expanded.
Rillington
Redlinton(e) / Renliton: King's land; Count of Mortain; Berengar de Tosny.
Manor house.
Rimswell
Rimesuuelle: Baldwin and Guntard from Drogo de Beuvriere.
Manor farm.
Ringbrough
Rigeborch / Righeborg / Ringeborg / -burg / Ringheborg / -burg: Drogo de Beuvriere and Baldwin from him.

Riplingham
Ripingham: Ralph de Mortimer.
Manor farm.
Risby
Rasbi / Risbi: Archbishop of York.
Ponds near a medieval village site; Fishpond Wood.
Rise
Rison / Risun: Archbishop of York; Franco from Drogo de Beuvriere; William Malet, according to the men of Holderness.
Mote Hill, probably a medieval hunting lodge site.
Roos
Rosse: Drogo de Beuvriere and Fulco from him. Church.
13th century church; moated site.
Rotsea
Rotesse: Count of Mortain.
Medieval village site.
Routh
Rute / Rutha: Archbishop of York; Drogo de Beuvriere.
Manor house farm.
Rowlston
Rolueston / Roolfestone: Drogo de Beuvriere.
Hall.
Rowton
Rug(h)eton: Drogo de Beuvriere.
Adjoining South Skirlaugh; medieval village site.
Rudston
Rodesta(i)n / stein: Richard Surdeval from Count of Mortain; Ralph de Mortimer; Uctred from the king.
Roman villa; round barrow.
Ruston Parva
Roreston: King's land; St. John's Church, Beverley, from Archbishop of York before and after 1066.

Rysome Garth
Rison / Utrisun: Drogo de Beuvriere; William Malet, according to the men of Holderness.
Moated farmhouse.

Saltmarshe
Saltemersc: Bishop of Durham.

Sancton
Santun(e): Robert Malet; Gilbert de Tison.
Anglo-Saxon burial ground.
Scagglethorpe
Scachetorp: Count of Mortain; Berengar de Tosny.

Scampston
Scameston(a): King's land; Ralph de Mortimer.
Hall.
Scorborough
Scogerbud: Bishop of Durham and William de Percy from him. Mill.
Motte and bailey; on the site of a medieval village.
Scoreby
Scornesbi: Osbern from William de Percy.
Scoreby Manor House.
Scrayingham
Escr(a)ingham / Screngham: Walo from Hugh FitzBaldric. Mill.

Seaton
Settun: Drogo de Beuvriere.
Manor farm.
Seaton Ross
Seton / Setton(e): King's land; Nigel Fossard from Count of Mortain.
Seaton Old and New Halls.
Settrington
Sendriton: Berengar de Tosny.

Sewerby
Siuuar(d)bi: Earl Hugh; Richard Surdeval from Count of Mortain; Clibert, the pre-Conquest holder, from the king.
Adjoining Bridlington.
Sherburn
Schiresbur(ne) / Scriesburne: Archbishop of York; Count of Mortain; Hugh FitzBaldric.
Church with Saxon carvings.
Shipton
Epton: King's land.
Now Shiptonthorpe; manor farm.
Sigglesthorne
Siglesto(r)ne: Archbishop of York. Church.
13th century church.
Skeckling
Scachelinge:
Lost.
Skelton
Sc(h)ilton: Bishop of Durham.

Skerne
Schirne: King's land; Hugh FitzBaldric.
Skerne Grange, once owned by Meaux Abbey.
Skidby
Schitebi: Canons of St. John's Church, Beverley, from Archbishop of York.
Dormitory for Hull.
Skipwith
Schipewic: Hugh FitzBaldric. Church.
Church with a Saxon tower; Skipwith Common.
Skirlington
Schereltun(e): Drogo de Beuvriere.
Now 2 hamlets, High and Low Skirlington; medieval village site.
Skirpenbeck
Scarpenbec / Scarpinberg: Count of Mortain; Odo the Crossbowman. Mill.
Manor house; Haybridge Mill Farm.
Sledmere
Slidemare: Nigel Fossard from Count of Mortain; Gospatric.
Estate village; site of a medieval village near the church.
Southburn
Sudburne: King's land.

South Cave
Caue: Robert Malet; Nigel Fossard. Church, 2 mills.
Church; Mill Beck; market hall.
South Cliffe
Cliue: Bishop of Durham.

Southcoates
Sotecote(s): Archbishop of York; Drogo de Beuvriere.
Suburb of Hull.
South Dalton
Delton: Archbishop of York and St. John's Church, Beverley, from him.
Estate village.
South Duffield
Suddufel(d) / felt: Count of Mortain and Nigel Fossard from him.
Hall.
Southorpe
Torp: Drogo de Beuvriere.
Medieval village site.
South Skirlaugh
Scherle / Sc(h)ire / -lai / Schirle: Drogo de Beuvriere.
Adjoining North Skirlaugh.
Spaldington
Spellinton: Count of Mortain; Gilbert de Tison.
Moated site.
Speeton
Specton / Spetton / Spretone: King's land; Count of Mortain.
Manor house.
Sproatley
Sprotelai / l(i)e: Archbishop of York before and after 1066; Drogo de Beuvriere and Roger from him; William Malet, according to the men of Holderness.
Grange.
Staxton
Stactone / Staxtun: King's land.
Iron Age, Roman-British and Anglian excavations.
Stillingfleet
Steflinflet / Steflingefled: King's land; Count Alan; Hugh FitzBaldric; Erneis de Buron and Hunfrid from him.

Storkhill
Estorch: St. John's Church, Beverley, from Archbishop of York.
Stork Hill Farm; deserted medieval village site.
Sunderlandwick
Sundre(s)lanuuic: King's land; Gospatric.
Medieval village site.
Sutton (in Norton)
Sudton(e) / Suton: King's land; Archbishop of York; Count of Mortain; Ralph de Mortimer; Ulchil, the pre-Conquest holder, from the king.
Absorbed into Norton. Grange.
Sutton-on-Hull
Su(d)tone: Archbishop of York; Drogo de Beuvriere and Lanbert from him.
Suburb of Hull.
Sutton-upon-Derwent
Sudton(e): Count of Mortain and Nigel Fossard from him; William de Percy and Picot from him. 3 fisheries.
Lock; water-mill.
Swaythorpe
Suauetorp: Odo the Crossbowman.
Medieval village site.
Swine
Su(u)ine: Archbishop of York before and after 1066.

Tansterne
Tansterne: Drogo de Beuvriere.
Medieval village site.
Tharlesthorpe
Toruelestorp:
Lost.
Thirkleby
Alia Turgislebi / Turgi(s)lebi: Nigel Fossard from Count of Mortain; Ralph de Mortimer; Archbishop of York.
Thirkleby manor house, on the site of a deserted medieval village.
Thirtleby
Torchilebi: Drogo de Beuvriere.

Thixendale
Sixte(n)dale / Xixtendale: Count of Mortain; Odo the Crossbowman.
Ancient barrows and earthworks.
Thoralby
Turalzbi: Game, the pre-Conquest holder, from the king.
Thoralby Hall, on the site of a medieval village.
Thorganby
Turgisbi: Ralph Pagnell. 8 fisheries.
Lock.
Thorngumbald
Torn(e): Drogo de Beuvriere.
Dormitory for Hull.
Thornholme
Thirnon / Tirnu': King's land.
Adjoining Burton Agnes.
Thornthorpe
Torgrimestorp: King's land.
Thornthorpe House; site of a medieval village.
Thornton
Tornetun / Tortetun: Ralph de Mortimer.

Thorpe (in Rudston)
Torp: Count of Mortain.
Thorpe Hall, on the site of a medieval village.
Thorpe Bassett
Torp: King's land; Count of Mortain.

Thorpe le Street
Rud(e)torp: King's land; Gilbert de Tison.
Manor farm; medieval village site.
Thorpe Lidget
Torp: Bishop of Durham.
Thorpe Hall and Common.
Thwing
Tu(u)enc: King's land.
Willy Howe, a late Neolithic round barrow.
Tibthorpe
Tibetorp / Tipetorp: Game, the pre-Conquest holder, from the king.
Manor farm.
Tickton
Tichetone: Archbishop of York.
Hall and Grange.
Totleys
Totele: Drogo de Beuvriere.
Totleys Farm marks the site of a medieval village.
Towthorpe (in Fimber)
Touetorp: King's land; Count of Mortain.

Towthorpe (in Londesborough)
Toletorp: Archbishop of York.
Medieval village site.
Tunstall
Tunestal(e): Drogo de Beuvriere.

Ulrome
Ulfram / Ulreham: Erenbald from Drogo de Beuvriere.
Prehistoric 'lake village' site.
Uncleby
Unchel(f)sbi / Unglesbi: King's land; Berengar de Tosny.

Upton
Uptun: Drogo de Beuvriere.

Walkington
Walcheton / Walchinton(e): Canons of St. Peter's Church, York, from Archbishop of York; Bishop of Durham; Gamel, the pre-Conquest holder, from the king.
Recently expanded; manor farm.
Waplington
Waplinton: King's land.
Waplington Hall; manor farm; fish-pond.
Warter
Warte / Wartre: King's land; Geoffrey from William de Percy. Church, mill.
Mid-Victorian church. Warter Priory grounds with Augustinian priory earthworks.
Wassand
Wadsande: Drogo de Beuvriere and Turstin from him.
Wssand Hall.
Water Fulford
Fuleforde / Fuletorp: Archbishop of York; Count Alan; Erneis de Buron.
In outer York.
Watton
Waton / Wattune / Watun: Count of Mortain and Nigel Fossard from him; Tored, the pre-Conquest holder, from the king.
Ruins of a Gilbertian house, founded c.1150. In the 8th century there was a nunnery here.
Wauldby
Walbi: Archbishop of York and Baldwin from him; Ralph de Mortimer. Church (with Elloughton).
Manor farm; hall; chapel.
Wawne
Wag(h)ene: Archbishop of York; Drogo de Beuvriere.

Waxholme
Was(s)ham / Wassum / Waxham: Drogo de Beuvriere and Alelm from him; William Malet, according to the men of Holderness.

Weaverthorpe
Wifretorp: Archbishop of York.
Manor house.
Weel
Uela / Wela: Archbishop of York.

Weeton
Wideton: Archbishop of York.
Manor farm.
Welham
Wellon / Wellun: Ralph de Mortimer; Hugh FitzBaldric.
Welham Hall Farm.
Welton
Wellet' / Welleton(e): Bishop of Durham. 3 mills.
Dormitory for Hull; manor house; Welton Mill. Dick Turpin was arrested at an inn here in 1739.
Welwick
Weluuic: Archbishop of York. Church.
13th century church.
Welwick Thorpe
Torp:
Lost.
West Carlton
Carle(n)tun: Drogo de Beuvriere and Radulph from him.

West Cottingwith
(Alia) Coteuuid / Cotinuui: Count of Mortain and Nigel Fossard from him; Ralph Pagnell; Erneis de Buron.

West Heslerton
Alia Eslerton / Alia Heslertone / Haselintonis: Count of Mortain; Osward, the pre-Conquest holder, from the king.

West Newton
Neutone: Archbishop of York.

Wetwang
Wetwangham: Archbishop of York.

Wharram-le-Street
Warham / Warram: Nigel Fossard from Count of Mortain.
Saxon church.
Wheldrake
Coldrid: William Coleville from William de Percy. 3 fisheries, church.
Hall; 13th century church, rebuilt in 1779.
Willerby (near Hull)
Wilgardi: King's land.
Dormitory for Hull.
Willerby (near Hunmanby)
Widlafeston / Widlaueston: King's land.
Medieval village site with the earthworks of Bridlington Priory's Grange.
Willitoft
Wilgetot: King's land; Count of Mortain and Nigel Fossard from him; Ralph de Mortimer; Gilbert de Tison.
Moated hall.
Wilsthorpe
Wiflestorp / Wiulestorp: King's land; Drogo de Beuvriere.
Much was washed away by the sea.
Winestead
Wifestad / -stede / Wistede / Wiuestad: Archbishop of York.
Moated site.
Winkton
Wincheton(e): Drogo de Beuvriere and his priest from him.
Swept away by the sea.
Wintringham
Wentrig(e)ham: Ralph de Mortimer.

Withernwick
Widforneuui(n)c / Wit(h)forneuuinc: Archbishop of York; Drogo de Beuvriere and Wazelin from him.

Wold Newton
Neuton(e): King's land; Gilbert de Ghent.
Anglian settlement with a monument to a 561lb meteorite which fell here in 1795.
Wolfreton
Ulfardun / Uluardune: Ralph de Mortimer.
Medieval village site.
Wressle
Weresa: Ralph de Mortimer; Gilbert de Tison.
Church. Late Georgian church; ruins of a castle built about 1380.
Wyton
Widetun(e): Drogo de Beuvriere.
Hall.

Yapham
Iapun: King's land.

Yokefleet (in Blacktoft)
Iucufled / Iugufled: Bishop of Durham.
Victorian hall.
Yokefleet (in Gilberdyke)
Iugufled: Bishop of Durham; Robert Malet.
Yokefleet Grange, Yokefleet Lodge.
Youlthorpe
Aiul(f)torp: Archbishop of York; Odo the Crossbowman.