Leconfield, United Kingdom
Leconfield is a town of 2,127 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Leconfield
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks and 1 park or trail in and around town.
Highlights include The Beverley Treasure House and Beverley Guildhall.
Weather in Leconfield
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About Leconfield
Leconfield is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, about 3 miles (5 km) north-west of Beverley town centre on the A164 road. The civil parish consists of Leconfield, the village of Arram and the hamlet of Scorborough. The 2011 UK census gave the parish a population of 2,127, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 1,990.
From the Wikipedia article Leconfield (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks4
The Beverley Treasure House
Museum · 2.8 mi
History museum in East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Beverley Guildhall
Museum · 2.7 mi
Grade I listed building in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Churches and places of worship15
Beverley Masonic Hall
Church · 2.8 mi
Building in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Beverley Minster
Church · 3.0 mi
Church in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Church of Saint Michael
Church · 1.7 mi
Church building in Cherry Burton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Church of St Catherine
Church
Grade I listed church in Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Church of St Mary
Church · 2.1 mi
Church in Etton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
East Riding Theatre
Church · 2.8 mi
Theatre and arts centre in Beverley, England, originally a Baptist chapel
St Mary's Church, Beverley
Church · 2.5 mi
Church in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Church of All Saints
Church · 2.8 mi
Church in Bishop Burton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Church of Saint Mary
Church · 3.2 mi
Grade I listed church in South Dalton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Church of St Leonard
Church · 1.2 mi
Church in Scorborough, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Church of St Mary
Church · 2.4 mi
Church in Lockington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
St Margaret's Church
Church · 2.9 mi
Church in Beswick, East Riding of Yorkshire
3 more on the map.
Schools, colleges and libraries1
History
The name Leconfield probably derives from the Old English læccfeld meaning 'bog field'.
Other possible explanations of the name include the Norman times when it was an area where prisoners were held in open grassed areas. French worded roughly as’Le Con Field’
An old Anglo Saxon settlement was in the area called ‘Meh’ which roughly translates to ‘nothing of note to see’ which explains the simple north/south route for traffic through the village.
Castle was the home of the Percy family, Dukes of Northumberland. There are extensive Tudor brick remains on the visible mound and the moat also remains. Among those born there was William Percy (1428–1462), Bishop of Carlisle. John Leland (16th century) described Leconfield Castle as a large house enclosed by a moat and a large attractive park; three quarters of the house was built of timber, the rest of brick and stone.
In 1823, Leconfield (then spelt 'Leckonfield') was a civil parish in the Wapentake of Harthill. The parish church was under the patronage of George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont. A medieval Lord of the manor had been Peter de Brus, Lord of Skelton. The population in 1823 was 302, and the occupations included ten farmers, one of whom was the landlord of The Roebuck public house, a bricklayer, a shopkeeper, a carpenter, a blacksmith, and butcher, and the landlady of The Bay Horse public house.
From the History section of Leconfield on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Leconfield
- Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of NorthumberlandEnglish noble
- Henry Percy, 4th Earl of NorthumberlandEnglish noble
- Henry de Percy, 2nd Baron PercyEnglish magnate
- Thomas Percy, 1st Baron EgremontEnglish Baron
- Ralph PercyEnglish noble
- Eleanor Percy, Duchess of BuckinghamBritish duchess
Born in Leconfield, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Map of Leconfield
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Getting there and nearby towns
Humberside Airport (HUY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 22 miles away.
- Cherry Burton 2 mi southwest, about 3 min by car
- Beverley 3 mi southeast, about 4 min by car
- Tickton 3 mi east, about 5 min by car
- Walkington 4 mi south, about 7 min by car
- Leven 6 mi east, about 9 min by car
- Skidby 6 mi south, about 10 min by car
- Dunswell 6 mi southeast, about 10 min by car
- Little Weighton 6 mi south, about 10 min by car
- Brandesburton 7 mi east, about 11 min by car
- Kingston upon Hull 10 mi southeast, about 17 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Church of Saint Catherine, Leconfield, Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Treasure House Beverley, John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Beverley - Minster - 19, Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Michael and All Angels Church Cherry Burton, Dr Patty McAlpin, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St Catherine Church Leconfield 1, Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St Marys Church Etton 2 (Nigel Coates), Nigel Coates ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Beverley - St Mary's Church - 10, Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, aidan573, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, aidan573, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, albertdougie15, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, aidan573, CC BY-SA 4.0
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