{{Short description|Hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}} {{Use British English|date=November 2014}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|53.775533|-0.624051|display=inline,title}} | label_position = top | official_name = Everthorpe | civil_parish = North Cave | unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire | constituency_westminster = Goole and Pocklington | post_town = BROUGH | postcode_district = HU15 | postcode_area = HU | dial_code = 01430 | os_grid_reference = SE 907 319 | london_distance_mi = 160<!-- straight line per MOS – constant and comparable with other place distances --> | london_direction = S | static_image_name = Low Road, Everthorpe.jpg | static_image_caption = Low Road, Everthorpe }} '''Everthorpe''' is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately {{convert|11|mi|km}} west of Hull city centre and {{convert|10|mi|km}} east of the market town of Howden, midway between North Cave and South Cave. It lies {{convert|1|mi|km}} north of the A63 road and 1 mile west of the A1034 road. Everthorpe forms part of the civil parish of North Cave.
In 1823, Everthorpe was in the parish of North Cave and in the wapentake of Harthill. Population was 177, which included Drewton, a hamlet less than 1 mile to the north-east. Occupations included three farmers, a corn miller, and the landlord of Duke of York pub.<ref name=Baines>Baines, Edward (1823): ''History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York'', p. 203</ref>
The area was home to two prisons: HM Prison Everthorpe and HM Prison Wolds. In 2014, they merged into HM Prison Humber.<ref>{{cite news |title=Humber Prison report: Wolds and Everthorpe merger 'traumatic' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-34849033 |accessdate=14 April 2020 |work=BBC News Online |date=18 November 2015}}</ref>
The name Everthorpe derives from the Old English {{lang|ang|uferra}} meaning 'higher' and the Old Norse {{lang|non|þorp}} meaning 'secondary settlement'.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Yorkshire+ER/North+Cave+with+Everthorpe+&+Drewton |title=Key to English Place-names |website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk |accessdate=13 October 2025 }}</ref> {{clearleft}}
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Refbegin}} *{{cite book|title=Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets|year=2006|publisher=East Riding of Yorkshire Council|page=5<!--|accessdate=4 February 2011-->}} {{Refend}}
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