Name | Weel |
Alt names | Uela | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 309 | | Wela | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 309 |
Type | Township, Civil parish |
Coordinates | 53.834°N 0.372°W |
Located in | East Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Also located in | Yorkshire, England |
See also | Harthill Wapentake, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | wapentake in which it was located | | Beverley St. John, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | ancient parish of which it was a township | | Beverley Rural, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | rural district in which the parish was situated | | Tickton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | civil parish of which Weel is now a part |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
Tickton and its former parishes do not appear on the above map. From their co-ordinates it is to be assumed that Tickton is in the eastern reaches of what is described as Molescroft.
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Weel is a hamlet 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.
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Weel was a civil parish from 1866-1935 and now forms part of the civil parish of Tickton. From 1894 until 1974 the area was part of the Beverley Rural District. It was located in the ecclesiastical parish of Beverley and in the wapentake of Holderness.
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Categories: East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Weel, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Harthill Wapentake, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Beverley St. John, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Beverley Rural, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Tickton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
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