Meltonby
Meltonby is a tiny hamlet in the civil parish of Yapham, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It sits about 2 miles (3 km) north of Pocklington.
The name may come from Old English and Old Norse words meaning “middle settlement” or from a Norse personal name. Meltonby is listed in the Domesday Book as part of the Hundred of Warter. At that time, the settlement had 13 villagers, five smallholders, four renters, fifteen burgesses, a priest and a church, fifty-three ploughlands, woodland and three mills.
In 1066 the lordship was held by Earl Morcar; by 1086 it had passed to King William I as Tenant-in-chief.
In 1823 Meltonby was in the parish of Pocklington and the Wapentake of Harthill. The population was 78, with several farmers and yeomen.
Today Meltonby remains a small rural place in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 13:42 (CET).