South Dalton

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South Dalton
South Dalton shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE966453
Parish	Dalton Holme
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	BEVERLEY
Postcode district	HU17
Dialling code	01430
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Beverley and Holderness
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°53′42″N 0°31′51″W / 53.895075, -0.530871

St Mary's church seen beyond the village alms houses.

South Dalton is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles north east of the market town of Market Weighton and 5 miles north west of the market town of Beverley. 1.5 miles to the south east lies Etton. North Dalton is actually some 4.5 miles north west, with several other villages in between. The village itself lies 1 mile to the west of the B1248 road.

It forms part of the civil parish of Dalton Holme.

The village forms part of and is run by the Dalton Estate, which is owned by the Hotham family. The Dalton Estate Office can be found in the village. The 18th century Hall is the home of Lord Hotham who’s family have owned land in the area for generations.

The Estate houses are neat rows of cottages as well as Tudor style houses, some with date plates on them dating as far back as 1706.

[edit] St Mary's Church

The church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building. Its spire is over 200 feet tall and is a prominent local land mark. It was designed by John Loughborough Pearson and built 1858-61 as a replacement for a brick structure.

The tomb of Sir John Hotham.

Inside the church lie a number of the Hotham family; the older monuments were transferred from the earlier church. There is a fine black and white marble monument in memory of Sir John Hotham, 2nd Baronet which is based on the Cecil tomb at Hatfield and dates from after 1697^[1]. Sir John is represented in life, as a reclining knight in full armour, with his helmet and gauntlet beside him, and in death, as a skeleton. Supporting the four corners of the tomb are statues representing the cardinal virtues.