Pocklington

All Saints’ Church, Pocklington is the Anglican parish church for the town of Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is also known locally as the Cathedral of the Wolds, it is an important Grade I listed building, dating mainly from the 12th to the 15th century. It is a constituent parish of the Diocese of York.

Pocklington railway station was a station on the York to Beverley Line that served the town of Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It opened on 4 October 1847 and closed after the last train on 27 November 1965.The station trainshed, designed by George Townsend Andrews, is a Grade II listed building and now forms the sports hall of Pocklington School. The front entrance to the building now serves as one of the bays of Pocklington Bus Station which serves the EYMS bus service towards York from Hull, Beverley, Market Weighton, Driffield and Bridlington.

Burnby Hall Gardens, also known as Stewart's Burnby Hall Gardens and Museum, are located close to the centre of Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They are home to the United Kingdom's national collection of hardy water lilies, and contain the largest such collection to be found in a natural setting in Europe. The 8 acres (3.2 ha) of gardens with two lakes planted with naturalized water lilies were bequeathed to Pocklington by Major Percy Marlborough Stewart.The lakes, originally created for fishing, are stocked with ornamental roach and carp that visitors can hand feed.

Pocklington School is a private day and boarding school in Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1514 by John Dolman. The school is situated in 50 acres (20 ha) of land, on the outskirts of the small market town, 12 miles (19 km) from York and 26 miles (42 km) from Hull. It is the 67th oldest school in the United Kingdom and celebrated its 500th birthday in 2014.

The Pocklington Iron Age burial ground is a prehistoric cemetery discovered in 2014 on the outskirts of Pocklington in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Excavations carried out on an ongoing basis since then, have uncovered more than 160 skeletons and more than 70 square barrows thought to date to the Middle Iron Age that are attributed to the Arras culture, an ancient British culture of East Yorkshire. A variety of grave goods have been found along with the human remains, including weapons, beads, pots, and a rare chariot burial.

Woldgate School (formerly College) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form on Kilnwick Road in Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It educates approximately 1,169 pupils aged 11 to 18. Until 2017, the school was Local Authority funded, but became an academy in January 2017 and is now part of a Multi-Learning Partnership. It was rated 'good in its last Ofsted inspection.Woldgate School was built in the 1950s and educates pupils from Pocklington and its surrounding villages, which forms a large, mainly rural catchment area. The school was awarded specialist status and received a grant for developing performing arts. A new music block was built, which included a recording studio, practice rooms and a dance studio.The school teaching is under the National Curriculum, and includes a Sixth Form. Facilities include a dedicated Sixth Form study room and more than 800 computers, with a library and an Independent Learning Centre used for homework assistance and computer access. Other facilities are a gymnasium, a multi-use hall, fitness suite, tennis/netball courts, and a playing field used for football, rugby and athletics.

Royal Air Force Pocklington or more simply RAF Pocklington was an operational flying station of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, forming part of RAF Bomber Command, and operating primarily Vickers Wellington and Handley Page Halifax bombers. The station, adjacent to the town of Pocklington at grid reference SE790485, opened in 1941, and was closed in 1946. After a return to agricultural use, the station now forms an industrial estate and a restricted use airfield for a gliding club.

Ousethorpe is a small hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Pocklington. It forms part of the civil parish of Millington.

Allerthorpe is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-west from the town of Pocklington. The civil parish is formed by the village of Allerthorpe and the hamlet of Waplington. According to the 2011 UK census, Allerthorpe parish had a population of 220, a slight reduction from the 2001 UK census figure of 223. The parish covers an area of 969.217 hectares (2,394.99 acres). Allerthorpe has a public house, The Plough Inn, an 18-hole golf course and a lake used for water sports and fishing. Allerthorpe Common, to the west of the village, has a nature reserve. Allerthorpe's Victorian Grade II listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Botolph.From the mediaeval era until the 19th century Allerthorpe was part of Harthill Wapentake. Between 1894 and 1974 it was a part of the Pocklington Rural District, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Between 1974 and 1996 it was part of the Borough of North Wolds (later Borough of East Yorkshire), in the county of Humberside.The K6 telephone box on Main Street is Grade II listed.Thomas Cooke, the machinist and optical instrument maker, was born here. There is a memorial stone to him near the church gate and a blue plaque was unveiled in the village hall in 2009.William Dewsbury the Quaker minister was born in the village.

Meltonby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Yapham, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Pocklington. In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72, it had a population of 66. Meltonby is listed in the Domesday Book as in the Hundred of Warter in the East Riding of Yorkshire. At the time of the survey, the settlement contained thirteen villagers. Five smallholders, four tributaries (rent payers), fifteen burgesses, a priest and a church. There were fifty-three ploughlands, woodland, and three mills. In 1066, Earl Morcar held the lordship, which in 1086 transferred to King William I, who was also Tenant-in-chief.In 1823, Meltonby was in the parish of Pocklington, and the Wapentake of Harthill. The population at the time was 78, with occupations including six farmers & yeomen.

Yapham is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, Northern England. It is situated about 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of Pocklington. The parish includes the hamlet of Meltonby and is approximately 1,830 acres (740 ha).The village was originally known as Iapun / Lapun and the first reference of the village can be found in the Domesday Book (1086). The village was later known as Yapome with further references in Ancient Petitions, Henry III – James I (1390) when William Lokton petitioned the King for the restoration of the manor of Bolton and other property in Yapome (Yapham). It is not known when the current spelling of the name was adopted. The village Church, St Martin's, is a small church was partially rebuilt in 1777–8. It consists of chancel and nave, with a western turret, containing one bell. The church was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1967 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England. The Wesleyans built a chapel in 1865 however this has been converted into a private house in the 1980s. A school has served the village and surrounding area since before 1773 with a new school built in 1875 to accommodate up to 45 children. The school closed in 1972 with the remaining children transferring to St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in Fangfoss. The old school buildings are now used as a village hall. Yapham was served by Yapham Gate railway station on the York–Beverley line for a short while between 1855 and 1865. The population of Yapham has remained reasonably unchanged for many years with the 1891 UK census identifying a population of 191 with the 2001 UK census identifying a population of 175. Since 2001, however there have been a number of new houses built in the village. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was shown as 217. Although the civil parish is called "Yapham" its parish council is called "Yapham cum Meltonby Parish Council".Yapham was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Pocklington, in 1866 it became a civil parish as Yapham cum Meltonby, on 1 April 1935 the parish was renamed to "Yapham".Yapham Cricket Club has been playing at the Cricket Ground on the edge of the village for almost 100 years and is one of only a few clubs to play on through the war. The club now has a strong junior section as well as both Men's and Ladies Senior Teams. The Gravel Pit Allotment Association was formed in 2009 to convert the old gravel pit field in between Yapham and Meltonby into community allotments.

Kilnwick Percy is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Nunburnholme, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-east of Pocklington town centre, and to the north of the B1246 road. In 1931 the parish had a population of 69. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Nunburnholme.Kilnwick Percy Hall is a Grade II* listed country house built around 1845. It is now a Buddhist meditation and retreat centre. The grounds of the hall include a lake and a small church in the Norman style dedicated to Saint Helen. The church is designated a Grade II listed building and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.In 1823 Kilnwick Percy was a civil parish in the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. The ecclesiastical parish was under the patronage of the Dean of York. Population at the time was 43.