Uncleby

Uncleby
Uncleby Wold, east of Uncleby
Uncleby is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Uncleby
Uncleby
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE812591
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYORK
Postcode districtYO41
Dialling code01759
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AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
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UK
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54°01′18″N 0°45′44″W / 54.021748°N 0.762094°W / 54.021748; -0.762094

Uncleby is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the civil parish of Kirby Underdale. It is situated approximately 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north of Pocklington.

History

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Uncleby is the site of an Anglian cemetery. 76 inhumation burials were excavated by Canon William Greenwell in 1868. These graves date from the 7th and 8th centuries AD. The objects from these excavations are held in the Yorkshire Museum and the British Museum.[1]


References

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  1. ^ Abigail Hansen (2017). The Revival of Uncleby: An antiquarian excavation of an Anglian Cemetery (PDF) (Thesis). University of York. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 11.
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