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Watton
Watton shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire |
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| Population | 238 (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | TA016501 |
| Parish | Watton |
| Unitary authority | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Ceremonial county | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DRIFFIELD |
| Postcode district | YO25 |
| Dialling code | 01377 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | East Yorkshire |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Watton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The village is situated on the A164 road, about 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Beverley and 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Driffield. According to the 2001 UK census the civil parish of Watton had a population of 238.[1]
It is the location for Watton Priory which was a Gilbertine double monastery founded in 1150 by Eustace fitz John.[2] The present building dates mainly from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, although it has earlier origins, and a house was added in the nineteenth century. It is a grade I listed building.[3] The priory was dissolved in 1539 by Henry VIII. The Nun of Watton, famous from Ailred of Rievaulx's De Sanctimoniali de Wattun, is noted for her pregnancy while in the priory.