Place:Wetwang, Yorkshire, England

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NameWetwang
Alt namesWetwanghamsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 309
TypeVillage
Coordinates54.017°N 0.576°W
Located inYorkshire, England
Also located inEast Riding of Yorkshire, England    
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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

According to the 2001 UK census, Wetwang parish had a population of 672. St Nicholas's Church, Wetwang is a church of Norman origin which was restored by both Baronets between 1845 and 1902. It is on the Sykes Churches Trail devised by the East Yorkshire Churches Group.

It is known for its Iron Age chariot burial cemetery at Wetwang Slack and its black swans.

It is recorded in the Domesday Book as Wetuuangha. There are two interpretations of this. One is that it probably comes 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.

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

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