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Meaux Abbey (archaic, also referred to as Melsa) was a Cistercian abbey founded in 1151 by William le Gros, 1st Earl of Albemarle (Count of Aumale), Earl of York and 4th Lord of Holderness, near Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. A chronicle of its history was written by Thomas Burton, one of the abbots. The abbey owned the land of Wyke, which was purchased from it by King Edward I of England in 1293 to establish the town of Kingston upon Hull. The abbey was closed in 1539 by King Henry VIII. It was demolished, and the stones were used to build defences for the town of Kingston upon Hull. The site of the abbey is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Meaux (pronounced "mewss") is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wawne, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is about 6+1⁄2 miles (10 km) north of Hull city centre and 3+1⁄2 miles (6 km) east of Beverley. In 1931 the parish had a population of 73.Meaux Abbey was a Cistercian Abbey near Meaux. According to A Dictionary of British Place Names the name 'Meaux' is derived from Old Norse Mel-sǽr, meaning "Sandbank-pool".Baines' History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York states that William the Conqueror gave the Meaux lordship to Gamel, who was born at Meaux in what is modern day France, a name he gave to the Holderness settlement which he populated with his own people. However, the Domesday Book records that in 1066 Ulf Fenman held the lordship, this transferring in 1086 to Drogo de la Beuvrière, who was also Tenant-in-chief to William I. Meaux is recorded in the Domesday Book as "Melse". At the time of the survey the settlement was in the Middle Hundred of Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Meaux contained 29 villagers, 5 smallholders, 6 freemen, and 4 men-at-arms. There were 53 ploughlands, woodland, and 274 acres (111 hectares) of meadow.In 1823 Meaux was in the parish of Waghen (alternatively 'Wawn'), in the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. Baines states that the Cistercian Meaux Abbey was established in 1136, and that only remains of a brick mosaic pavement had been found within "extensive" moats or ditches. Meaux population at the time was 74, with occupations including five farmers & yeomen.Meaux was formerly a township in the parish of Wawn, from 1866 Meaux was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Wawne.Mewes (also Mewis) is a fairly common family name in the North-East, and believed to be used by descendants of those who came to Yorkshire as soldiers commanded by Gamel.

Beverley/Linley Hill Airfield (ICAO: EGNY) is an unlicensed aerodrome located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north-east of Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Beverley/Linley Hill had a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P762) that allowed flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Hull Aero Club Limited). The aerodrome was not licensed for night use. The aerodrome ceased to be licensed in 2011.In January 2023 a planning application was approved by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council for a new hanger and facilities.

Leven is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of Hornsea town centre, and north-west of the A165 road. According to the 2011 UK census, Leven parish had a population of 2,433, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 2,240.

Tickton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Tickton is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) east from Beverley, lying to the south of the A1035 road. The village is about 1 mile (1.6 km) long and contains two churches, two pubs, a primary school and a village shop which also serves as a post office. The civil parish consists of the villages of Tickton and Hull Bridge together with the hamlets of Eske and Weel. According to the 2011 UK census, Tickton parish had a population of 1,731, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 1,586.The place-name 'Tickton' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Tichetone. The name means 'Tica's homestead or village'.

Eske is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) north-east of the town of Beverley and 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Tickton. It lies just to the east of the River Hull. The hamlet forms part of the civil parish of Tickton. Eske was the ancestral home of the Jackson family, beginning with Richard (1505?–1555). His great-grandson, Sir Anthony Jackson II was a prominent courtier with both Charles I and Charles II Stuart, and is interred at the Temple Church of the Inner Temple in London.Eske Manor is a mid-17th-century house that was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1987 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.

Burshill is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) north-east of the market town of Beverley. It forms part of the civil parish of Brandesburton.

Weel is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Tickton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the town of Beverley and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of the village of Tickton. It lies on the east bank of the River Hull. In 1931 the parish had a population of 114.Telephone services are provided by KCOM and in 2013 a superfast fibre optic broadband service was made available.

Wilfholme Landing is located on the Driffield Navigation in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The navigation is still tidal at this point, and is often considered to still be the River Hull, although technically the Navigation starts at the point where the Aike Beck used to join the river, a little further downstream. It is 0.9 miles (1.4 km) from the hamlet of Wilfholme, and its main features are boat moorings, a farm and a pumping station. It is a popular spot for fishing, with anglers targeting resident roach, bream and perch.

Benningholme is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) north of Hull city centre and 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west of the village of Skirlaugh. It forms part of the civil parish of Swine. Benningholme is listed in the Domesday Book as "Benicol" and "Benincol". It was within the Holderness Middle Hundred of the East Riding of Yorkshire. The hall and manor comprised 29 villagers, 5 smallholders. 6 freemen and 4 men-at-arms, with 53 ploughlands, woodland, and 274 acres (1.1 km2) of meadow. At the Norman Conquest Ulf Fenman was the lord, this transferred in 1086 to Drogo de la Beuvriere, who also became Tenant-in-chief.Benningholme is the site of a deserted medieval village (DMV), near Benningholme Grange (farm), and Benningholme Hall. In 1571 an enclosure was noted. The deserted settlement is defined by now hardly discernible earthworks.In 1899 Benningholme, as part of the township of Benningholme-with-Grange, was within the parish of Skirlaugh. Benningholme township land was owned by The Crown, which was also the lord of the manor. Chief crops grown in the parish were wheat, oats, turnips, beans and seeds, within an area of 1,470 acres (6 km2). Benningholme's population in 1891 was 88. Post was directed through Hull, being collected from and distributed to Skirlaugh by foot messenger. Skirlaugh contained the nearest money order and telegraph office.A half-mile (800 metres) to the east of Benningholme is the Grade II listed Benningholme Hall, an 1820–30 late Georgian house. Built of grey gault brick, it is of a five-bay and two-storey construction with a hipped roof of Welsh slate. The central entrance is surrounded by a portico with an entablature supported by columns of ionic style. At the rear of the building is an iron veranda along its length, with a bow structure part enclosing a garden below. Attached to the original house is a 20th-century extension.

Brandesburton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of Hornsea and 9 miles (14 km) north-east of the market town of Beverley. The civil parish is formed by the village of Brandesburton and the hamlets of Burshill and Hempholme. According to the 2011 UK census, Brandesburton parish had a population of 1,522, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 1,348. The name Brandesburton derives from the Old Norse personal name Brandr and the Old English burhtūn meaning 'fortified settlement'. St Mary's Church, which is surrounded by its churchyard in the north-east corner of the village, is a large, medieval building, with tower, nave, aisles and chancel. It was largely built out of cobbles, but has an early brick clerestory and later south porch. Exhibiting some fragments of Norman work (including a priest's door), it principally dates from the 13th to the 15th centuries, and was restored in 1892. Inside are two noteworthy brasses: on the south side of the chancel the fragments of a (rare) bracket-brass, and on the north side more substantial, full-size brasses to John St Quintin, a former Lord of the Manor, and his wife. The church has been designated a Grade I listed building. Among those buried in its churchyard is the Revd Dr John Hymers JP DD FRS (died 1887), former rector and the founder of Hymers College, Hull. On the village green is a Grade II listed market cross. Brandesburton amenities include the Billabong jet ski centre which operates throughout the year, the Hainsworth Park Golf Club, The Burton Lodge Hotel, the Black Swan and Dacre Arms pubs, and The Dacre Lakeside camping and Caravan Park. Premier Modular, an off-site building company who specialise in modular buildings, are based in the village. The village is situated off the A165 which used to pass through the village until the opening of a bypass of it, and neighbouring village Leven, in 1994. A railway station was proposed in 1901 as part of the North Holderness Light Railway between Beverley and North Frodingham, but the line was never built. Remains of mammoths and prehistoric elephant tusks have been discovered near the village. From the 1930s, and into the Second World War RAF Catfoss was located just to the north-east of the village.