# Ivelet

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

{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| static_image_caption     = 
| coordinates              = {{coord|54.37762|-2.10025|display=inline,title}}
| official_name            = Ivelet
| population               = 
| static_image             = Ivelet - geograph.org.uk - 810563.jpg
| civil_parish             = [Muker](/source/Muker)
| unitary_england          = [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire_(district))
| lieutenancy_england      = [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire)
| region                   = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster = [Richmond and Northallerton](/source/Richmond_and_Northallerton_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
| post_town                = RICHMOND
| postcode_district        = DL11
| postcode_area            = DL
| dial_code                = 
| os_grid_reference        = SD935980 
}}

'''Ivelet''' is a hamlet in the [civil parish](/source/civil_parish) of [Muker](/source/Muker), in the [Yorkshire Dales](/source/Yorkshire_Dales), [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire), England, about a mile west of [Gunnerside](/source/Gunnerside) in [Swaledale](/source/Swaledale).

==Toponymy==
The ''[Survey of English Place-Names](/source/Survey_of_English_Place-Names)'' claims Ivelet derives from "Ifa's slope", similar to [Ivinghoe](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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 bearer](/source/pall_bearer)s to rest with a [coffin](/source/coffin) on their way from [Muker](/source/Muker) to the church at [Grinton](/source/Grinton). The coffin stone is itself a [Grade II](/source/Grade_II_listed) 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](/source/All_Creatures_Great_and_Small_(1978_TV_series))'', in the episode "Call of the Wild".

==See also==
*[Listed buildings in Muker](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Muker)

==References==
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==External links==
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Category:Hamlets in North Yorkshire
Category:Muker

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