# Little Weighton > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Little_Weighton > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Little_Weighton.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Weighton > Source revision: 1334183593 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Little Weighton** is a village in the [East Riding of Yorkshire](/source/East_Riding_of_Yorkshire), England. It is approximately 5 miles (8 km) south-west of [Beverley](/source/Beverley) and 4.1 miles (6.6 km) west of [Cottingham](/source/Cottingham,_East_Riding_of_Yorkshire) and forms part of the [civil parish](/source/Civil_parishes_in_England) of [Rowley](/source/Rowley,_East_Riding_of_Yorkshire). ## History ### Domesday Book Little Weighton was a settlement in Domesday Book, in the hundred of Welton and the county of Yorkshire. It had a recorded population of 8.5 households in 1086, putting it in the smallest 40% of settlements recorded in Domesday (Nb: 8.5 households is an estimate, since multiple places are mentioned in the same entry). It is recorded: 16 villagers and 1 priest, 3 ploughlands, 2 lord's plough teams, 4 men's plough teams, 2 mills (value 16 shillings), 1 church. Annual value to lord was 2 pounds 10 shillings in 1086 and 2 pounds in 1066. The tenant-in-chief in 1086 was Hugh son of Baldric. The Lord in 1066 was Gamal, son of Osbert. ### Later history Little Weighton is supposed by some to have been the site of the famous battle of [Brunanburh](/source/Battle_of_Brunanburh).[1][2] On 14 April 1702 Jeremiah Northend was buried, aged 78, in Rowley. Aged 14, he had emigrated to Massachusetts with his Uncle Robert and cousin Ezekiel, with the dissenting community led by Rev. Ezekiel Rogers, but returned to live in Little Weighton after nine years or so. In 1823 Little Weighton was in the civil parish of Rowley and the [Wapentake](/source/Hundred_(county_subdivision)#wapentake) of [Harthill](/source/Harthill_Wapentake). Occupations at the time included six farmers and [yeomen](/source/Yeoman), a shoemaker, a [blacksmith](/source/Blacksmith), a tailor, a shopkeeper and the [landlord](/source/Landlord#Licensed_victualler) of The Black Horse public house. A carrier operated between the village and Beverley and [Hull](/source/Kingston_upon_Hull) once a week.[3] ## 21st century The village contains a small shop (which acts as a post office), a Church of England primary school, a church, a retirement home, village hall, playing fields, a garage and the former Black Horse [public house](/source/Public_house), which permanently closed on 1 July 2023.[4] The village was served by the [Little Weighton railway station](/source/Little_Weighton_railway_station) on the [Hull and Barnsley Railway](/source/Hull_and_Barnsley_Railway) between 1885 and 1955.[5] ## Notable residents Notable residents include former [David Bowie](/source/David_Bowie) bassist [Trevor Bolder](/source/Trevor_Bolder)[6] and former [Hull City](/source/Hull_City_A.F.C.) players [Stan McEwan](/source/Stan_McEwan) and [Sam Ricketts](/source/Sam_Ricketts).[citation needed] ## References 1. *Bulmer's History and Directory of East Yorkshire (1892)* 1. [*Old Yorkshire*](http://archive.org/details/oldyorkshire01wheagoog). Hamilton, Adams. 9 November 1885. pp. 65–67. 1. [Baines, Edward](/source/Edward_Baines_(1774%E2%80%931848)) (1823): *History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York*, p. 363 1. ["The Black Horse - Little Weighton"](https://www.blackhorselittleweighton.com/). *www.blackhorselittleweighton.com*. Retrieved 12 November 2023. 1. ["Fans want home town tribute to 'Spider from Mars' Bowie bassist"](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/fans-want-home-town-tribute-to-spider-from-mars-bowie-bassist-1864091). *The Yorkshire Post*. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2023. - *Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets*. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 8. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Little Weighton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Weighton) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Weighton?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.