Towns & cities · Yorkshire & the Humber
Nafferton
Nafferton — village and civil parish in East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Nafferton · 0.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Nafferton is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 2,184 people. Address: YO25. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 54.0194°, -0.3902°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Hull Headwaters SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Nafferton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of Driffield town centre and lies just south of the A614 road. The village is served by Nafferton railway station on the Yorkshire Coast Line from Hull to Scarborough. According to the 2011 UK Census, Nafferton parish had a population of 2,433, an increase on the 2001 UK Census figure of 2,184.
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Background
History
Archaeological evidence for settlement in the area dates back to the Mesolithic. Early hunter-gatherers established temporary camp sites throughout the area, subsisting from woodlands foraging, deer, boars, bears, and wild cattle. The nearby Yorkshire Wolds were later the site of substantial human activity during the Neolithic and the area features burial mounds, with frequent finds of lithic technology. According to A Dictionary of British Place Names the name Nafferton probably derives from "Nattfari", an Old Norse person name, with "tun", the Old English word for a farmstead or enclosure. Nafferton is listed in the Domesday Book as "Nadfartone". In 1823 Nafferton was a parish in the…
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- Coordinates
- 54.0194, -0.3902
- District
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Parish
- Nafferton
- Postcode
- YO25
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bridlington and The Wolds
- Population
- 2,184
- Nearest railway station
- Nafferton — 0.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q2045849 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Nafferton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Nafferton Pond.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Nafferton?
- Nafferton is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode YO25), in the parish of Nafferton.
- Is Nafferton a protected site?
- Yes — Nafferton is part of the River Hull Headwaters SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Nafferton free to visit?
- Yes, Nafferton is free to enter.
- How do I get to Nafferton?
- The nearest railway station is Nafferton, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode YO25.