West Heslerton
Coordinates: 54°10′16″N 0°36′21″W / 54.17099°N 0.60574°W
West Heslerton is a small village in North Yorkshire, England, 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Pickering. Until 1974 the village lay in the historic county boundaries of the East Riding of Yorkshire.
The village is the site of one of Britain's largest archaeological[1] excavations, that of a large settlement which seems to have been occupied for several centuries until about 800 AD.[2] The settlement flourished during late Roman/early Anglo-Saxon times, but may have been occupied for a considerable length of time before the arrival of Romans in Britain. The site covers over 45 hectares and contains the traces of more than 200 buildings.
The village name is thought to be derived from the word "hazel" or "hazel enclosure".[3]
The Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail and the Centenary Way long distance footpaths runs just south of the village.
West Heslerton was served by Heslerton railway station on the York to Scarborough Line between 1845 and 1930.[4]
Notable people
References
- ↑ "West Heslerton, North Yorkshire". English Heritage. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ Powlesland, Dominic (March 1999). "The West Heslerton Assessment". Internet Archaeology. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
- ↑ Smith, A.H. (1937). The Place-Names of The East Riding of Yorkshire and York. Cambridge University Press.
- ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
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