Ousethorpe

Ousethorpe is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Millington, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Pocklington.

Ousethorpe
Ousethorpe farm
Ousethorpe Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE813514
Civil parish	Millington
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YORK
Postcode district	YO42
Dialling code	01759
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Bridlington and The Wolds
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.952675°N 0.762312°W / 53.952675; -0.762312

History

The name Ousethorpe derives from the Old English personal name Eanwulf and the Old Norse þorp meaning 'secondary settlement'. Eanwulf was later shortened or changed to Ulf.^[1]

Ousethorpe was formerly a township in the parish of Pocklington,^[2] in 1866 Ousethorpe became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form Millington.^[3] In 1931 the parish had a population of 13.^[4]

Ousethorpe medieval settlement is a scheduled monument which was designated on 22 October 1998.^[5]