Wetwang

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This article is about the East Yorkshire village. For the location in The Lord of the Rings, see Wetwang (Middle-earth).
Wetwang
Wetwang is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Wetwang
Wetwang
 Wetwang shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population 761 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference SE932590
Civil parish Wetwang
Unitary authority East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county East Riding of Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DRIFFIELD
Postcode district YO25
Dialling code 01377
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament East Yorkshire
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire

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Wetwang is a Yorkshire Wolds village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Driffield on the A166 road.

File:Village pond at Wetwang.jpg
Looking north across the village pond at Wetwang

According to the 2011 UK census, Wetwang parish had a population of 761,[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 672.[2]

St Nicholas's Church is of Norman origin and was restored between 1845 and 1902. In 1966 the church was designated a Grade II* listed building and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.[3] It is on the Sykes Churches Trail devised by the East Yorkshire Churches Group.[4]

The village is known for its Iron Age chariot burial cemetery at Wetwang Slack and its black swans.[5][6]

The village is recorded in the Domesday Book as Wetuuangha. There are two interpretations of the name, one from the Old Norse vaett-vangr, 'field for the trial of a legal action'. Another theory is that it was the "Wet Field" compared to the nearby dry field at Driffield.[7] It has been noted on lists of unusual place names.[8][9]

It has been hypothesised that the unlocated Romano-British town of Delgovicia is located at Wetwang.[10]

Public transport

Until 1950, the village was served by Wetwang railway station, on the Malton to Driffield Line, but this line has closed.[11] The village is now served by an infrequent East Yorkshire Motor Services bus.

Honorary Mayor

Its name (defined in The Meaning of Liff as meaning "a moist penis"[12]) often attracts mirth, even from Richard Whiteley of the Channel 4 quiz show Countdown; he held the honorary title Mayor of Wetwang from 1998 until his death in 2005.[13] On 25 June 2006, local weather forecaster Paul Hudson from BBC Look North was invested as Whiteley's successor.[14]

Year Mayor
1998–2005 Richard Whiteley
2006– Paul Hudson

References

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  12. ↑ "Wetwang" in Adams, D. and Lloyd, J. the Meaning of Liff. Pan books, 1983
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