Yafforth

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Yafforth
Yafforth shown within North Yorkshire
Population	180
OS grid reference	SE342945
District	Hambleton
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORTHALLERTON
Postcode district	DL7
Dialling code	01609
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Richmond
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 54°20′42″N 1°28′23″W / 54.3451, -1.473

Yafforth is a village in the civil parish of Danby Wiske in Hambleton, North Yorkshire, England. Yafforth is situated about one mile west of Northallerton.

Yafforth lies on the B6271 road between Northallerton and the village of Scorton. The village is situated about one mile west of Northallerton.

The River Wiske passes to the east of the village. It is thought that the name Yafforth is derived from Ea-ford, meaning the ford in the river.

Yafforth All Saints Church was built in 1208 and extensively rebuilt in 1870 Yafforth also had a Methodist chapel which closed in 1966.

Romanby Golf Course is situated between Yafforth and the village of Romanby.

Yafforth school opened in 1868 and closed in 1952, the school building still stands in the middle of the village.

Yafforth once had two shops, three brickyards and a pub, The pub was named after a Horse named Reveller, winner of the 1818 St Leger Stakes classic at Doncater. The pub closed in the late 1990s and is now a residential property. The only reminder of its name is the Reveller Mews across the road.

To the north of the village lies a notable mound called Howe Hill, It is a Norman motte probably built during the reign of King Stephen. Today it still stands 15 ft high and retains some of its ditch and the counter scarp bank. Its position suggests that it was built to defend the River Wiske. Records suggest that it was disused by 1198.