Ivelet

{{Short description|Hamlet in North Yorkshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Use British English|date=November 2019}}

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'''Ivelet''' is a hamlet in the civil parish of Muker, in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England, about a mile west of Gunnerside in Swaledale.

==Toponymy== The ''Survey of English Place-Names'' claims Ivelet derives from "Ifa's slope", similar to Ivinghoe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://epns.nottingham.ac.uk/browse/North+Riding+of+Yorkshire/Grinton/53286b0ab47fc40bc600011c-Ivelet|title=Ivelet|work=Survey of English Place-Names|publisher=University of Nottingham|accessdate=19 February 2025}}</ref> However, it is also speculated the name may derive from "idhe" and "læghe" in Old Swedish, meaning "timber from yew" and "camp" respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1572253/FULLTEXT02.pdf|title=Appendix 1|work=English Place-Names from a Scandinavian Perspective|publisher=Karlstad University|first=Martin|last=Kahnberg|date=2020|accessdate=19 February 2025|p=159}}</ref>

==Ivelet Bridge== {{main|Ivelet Bridge}} left|thumb|160px|Ivelet Bridge, an ancient bridge over the River Swale, built originally for packhorses, but now used by the occasional vehicle Ivelet Bridge crosses the River Swale near Ivelet.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gunnerside.info/Ivelet/ivelet_bridge.html|title=Ivelet Bridge|work=Gunnerside.info|accessdate=9 April 2007}}</ref> Dating from the late 16th century, the bridge has been designated a Grade II* listed structure.<ref>{{NHLE | |num=1179137| desc= IVELET BRIDGE |accessdate= 20 June 2015}}</ref>

A coffin stone is set into the verge on the north side of the bridge for pall bearers to rest with a coffin on their way from Muker to the church at Grinton. The coffin stone is itself a Grade II structure.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1131527| desc= COFFIN STONE APPROXIMATELY 1 METRE NORTH-EAST OF IVELET BRIDGE |accessdate= 20 June 2015}}</ref>

The bridge is featured in the British television series ''All Creatures Great and Small'', in the episode "Call of the Wild".

==See also== *Listed buildings in Muker

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==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Ivelet}} {{North Yorkshire|state=collapsed}}

Category:Hamlets in North Yorkshire Category:Muker