Yapham is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, Northern England. It is situated about 2 miles (3.2 km) north east of Pocklington.
Together with the hamlet of Meltonby it forms the civil parish of Yapham cum Meltonby which is approximately 1,830 acres (7.4 km2).[1][2]
The village was originally known as Iapun / Lapun[3] and the first reference of the village can be found in the Domesday Book (1086). The village was later known as Yapome[4] with further references in Ancient Petitions, Henry III - James I (1390) when William Lokton petitioned the King for the restoration of the manor of Bolton and other property in Yapome (Yapham). It is not known when the current spelling of the name was adopted.
The village Church, St Martin’s, is a small church was partially rebuilt in 1777–8. It consists of chancel and nave, with a western turret, containing one bell. The Wesleyans built a chapel in 1865 however this has been converted into a private house in the 1980s.
A school has served the village and surrounding area since before 1773 with a new school built in 1875 to accommodate up to 45 children. The school closed in 1972 with the remaining children transferring to St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in Fangfoss. The old school buildings are now used as a village hall.
Yapham was served by Yapham Gate railway station on the York to Beverley Line for a short while between 1855 and 1865.[5]
The population of Yapham has remained reasonably unchanged for many years with the 1891 UK census identifying a population of 191 with the 2001 UK census identifying a population of 175. Since 2001, however there have been a number of new houses built in the village.
Yapham Cricket Club has been playing at the Cricket Ground on the edge of the village for almost 100 years and is one of only a few clubs to play on through the war. The club now has a strong junior section as well as both Men’s and Ladies Senior Teams.
The Gravel Pit Allotment Association was formed in 2009 to convert the old gravel pit field in between Yapham and Meltonby into community allotments.