Place:Etton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

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Etton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of Beverley town centre and 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the village of Leconfield. 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south-east is Cherry Burton. To the west lie the hamlets of Kiplingcotes (3 miles (4.8 km) away due west) and Gardham (1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the south-west), 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north-west lies South Dalton.

The civil parish is formed by the village of Etton and part of the hamlet of Kiplingcotes. According to the 2011 UK census, Etton parish had a population of 277, a decrease on the 2001 UK census figure of 285.

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From 1894 until 1974 Etton was located in the Beverley Rural District. It was also the local ecclesiastical parish in the wapentake of Harthill.

Humberside 1974-1996

In 1974 most of what had been the East Riding of Yorkshire was joined with the northern part of Lincolnshire to became a new English county named Humberside. The urban and rural districts of the former counties were abolished and Humberside was divided into non-metropolitan districts. The new organization did not meet with the pleasure of the local citizenry and Humberside was wound up in 1996. The area north of the River Humber was separated into two "unitary authorities"—Kingston upon Hull covering the former City of Hull and its closest environs, and the less urban section to the west and to the north which, once again, named itself the East Riding of Yorkshire.

The phrase "Yorkshire and the Humber" serves no purpose in WeRelate. It refers to one of a series of basically economic regions established in 1994 and abolished for most purposes in 2011. See the Wikipedia article entited "Regions of England").

Inhabitants of Historical Note

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It enjoys some obscure fame as the 1584 birthplace of Rev. John Lathrop, founder of Barnstable, Massachusetts. Several Lothropp family members have death or burial dates recorded as 6 January 1588, but as there is no record of a catastrophic event on that date, it is believed to be merely a recording date to catch up on vital statistics which had gone unreported for some length of time.

Thomas Carling, who emigrated from Etton to Canada in 1818, used 'a recipe from his native Yorkshire' to found the Carling Brewery in 1840.

Research Tips

• GENUKI on Etton. The GENUKI page gives numerous references to local bodies providing genealogical assistance.
• A Vision of Britain through Time on Etton.
• The FamilySearch wiki on the ecclesiastical parish of Etton provides a list of useful resources for the local area.