Nafferton

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Nafferton
Nafferton Pond
Nafferton shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population	2,184 (2001 census)^[1]
OS grid reference	TA055593
Parish	Nafferton
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DRIFFIELD
Postcode district	YO25
Dialling code	01377
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	East Yorkshire
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 54°01′10″N 0°23′25″W / 54.019429, -0.390216

Nafferton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles north east of Driffield town centre and lies just south of the A614 road. It is served by Nafferton railway station on the Yorkshire Coast Line from Hull to Scarborough.

According to the 2001 UK census, Nafferton parish had a population of 2,184.^[1]

1 Name origin
2 Prehistory
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Name origin

Nafferton, looking north from the churchyard

The name Nafferton derives from Old Scandinavian -
Nattfari: a personal name
-ton: farm
hence, Nattfari's farm.
Nafferton is listed in the Domesday book as Nadfartone and the present name came into use in the thirteenth century.

[edit] Prehistory

Archaeological evidence for settlement in the area dates back to the mesolithic. Early hunter-gatherers established temporary camp sites throughout the area, subsisting from woodlands foraging, deer, boars, bears, and wild cattle.
The Yorkshire Wolds were later the site of substantial human activity during the neolithic and the area features burial mounds, with frequent finds of lithic technology.