Wharram Percy

Deserted medieval village in England

Wharram Percy is a deserted medieval village and former civil parish near Wharram-le-Street, now in the parish of Wharram, on the western edge of the chalk Wolds of North Yorkshire, England. Although the site seems to have been settled since prehistory, the village appears to have been most active from the 10th to the 12th centuries. It is about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Wharram-le-Street and is signposted from the Beverley to Malton road (B1248). In 1931 the parish had a population of 40. It was part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of R

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Type:

Deserted medieval village

Coordinates:

54.07°N, 0.69°W

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