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Meltonby is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north of Pocklington. Together with the village of Yapham it forms the civil parish of Yapham cum Meltonby. Meltonby is listed in the ''Domesday Book'' as in the Hundred of Warter in the East Riding of Yorkshire. At the time of the survey the settlement contained thirteen villagers. five smallholders, four tributaries (rent payers), fifteen burgesses, a priest and a church. There were fifty-three ploughlands, woodland, and three mills. In 1066 Earl Morcar held the lordship, which in 1086 transferred to King William I, who was also Tenant-in-chief. In 1823 Meltonby was in the parish of Pocklington, and the Wapentake of Harthill. Population at the time was 78, with occupations including six farmers & yeomen.〔Baines, Edward (1823): ''History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York'', p. 369〕 ==References== * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Meltonby」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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