Sledmere

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Sledmere
Sledmere shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE932648
Parish	Sledmere and Croome
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°04′17″N 0°34′35″W / 54.071429, -0.576323

Sledmere is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that is situated approximately 7 miles north west of Driffield on the B1253 road.

Sledmere Cottages. Photograph by Stephen Horncastle.

Together with the hamlet of Croome it forms the civil parish of Sledmere and Croome.

Local points of interest include Sledmere House, a Georgian country house. Built in 1751 by Richard Sykes, the house has remained in the Sykes family since then. It is now the home of Sir Tatton Sykes, 8th baronet.

Approximately 2 miles south east of the village, along the B1252 road, on top of Garton Hill stands the Sledmere Monument. The monument stands 120 feet (36 m) tall and is a tribute to Sir Tatton Sykes, 4th baronet, built by his friends in 1865.

Another notable monument is the war memorial in the village, designed by Sir Mark Sykes, 6th baronet. The memorial is dedicated to the Wolds Wagoners Reserve, a regiment that Sir Mark Sykes raised from the local population to fight in World War I. It is noted for its unusual shape and its graphic scenes of war and country life.

Sledmere is also the site of an "Eleanor's Cross", though this is a replica, not one of the 12 original crosses.