Metham

Metham
Metham
Metham shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference SE809251
• London 155 mi (249 km) S
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town GOOLE
Postcode district DN14
Dialling code 01430
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament

Metham is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) south east of Howden and 19 miles (31 km) south east of York. It lies 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of the River Ouse, downstream from York, Selby and Goole. Metham forms part of the civil parish of Laxton.


Metham Hall

History

Metham was the seat of the Metham family. A 16th-century Sir Thomas Metham, who was knighted during the reign of Queen Mary, was imprisoned under Queen Elizabeth I for practising the Roman Catholic faith, and died at York Castle in 1573. A 17th-century Sir Thomas Metham died at the Battle of Marston Moor during First English Civil War. In the battle he served for Charles I as captain of the Yorkshire gentlemen volunteers.[1][2]

In 1823 Metham was a village in the civil parish of Howden, and the Wapentake of Howdenshire. The population of Metham in 1823 was 45, and included one farmer; two gentlemen, one of whom lived at Metham Hall; and two yeomen, one of whom lived at 'Bishopsoil'.[2]

The hamlet is about 1 mile (1.6 km) from a Roman military highway, Roman pottery and other artifacts have been found nearby.

While the Metham Estate has existed for centuries prior, the current Metham Hall is on Metham Lane, and is a Grade II listed building and is of early 19th century origin.[3] A Grade II listed farmhouse (c. 1800), in the grounds of Metham Hall, is 70 yards (64 m) to its north-west.[4]

References

  1. ↑  Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Sir Thomas Metham". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. 1 2 Baines, Edward (1823). History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York. p. 369.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Metham Hall, Metham Lane (1083313)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Metham Hall Farmhouse (1281753)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 December 2014.

  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 8.


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