Coordinates: 54°04′17″N 0°34′35″W / 54.071429°N 0.576323°W
| Sledmere | |
 Sledmere
Sledmere shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | SE932648 |
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| Parish | Sledmere and Croome |
| Unitary authority | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Ceremonial county | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DRIFFIELD |
| Postcode district | YO25 |
| Dialling code | 01377 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | East Yorkshire |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Sledmere is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) north west of Driffield on the B1253 road.
Together with the hamlet of Croome it forms the civil parish of Sledmere and Croome.
Local points of interest include Sledmere House, a Georgian country house. Built in 1751 by Richard Sykes, the house has remained in the Sykes family since then. It is now the home of Sir Tatton Sykes, 8th baronet.
Approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south east of the village, along the B1252 road, on top of Garton Hill stands the Sledmere Monument. The monument stands 120 feet (37 m) tall and is a tribute to Sir Tatton Sykes, 4th baronet, built by his friends in 1865.
Another notable monument is the war memorial in the village, designed by Sir Mark Sykes, 6th baronet. The memorial is dedicated to the Wolds Wagoners Reserve, a regiment that Sir Mark Sykes raised from the local population to fight in World War I. It is noted for its unusual shape and its graphic scenes of war and country life.
Sledmere is also the site of an "Eleanor's Cross", though this is a replica, not one of the 12 original crosses.
East of the village is a folly known as Sledmere Castle, built around 1790 by John Carr for Sir Christopher Sykes, the 2nd Baronet Sledmere, to enhance the view from Sledmere House.
Sledmere was served by Sledmere and Fimber railway station on the Malton and Driffield Railway between 1853 and 1950.[1]
References
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 10.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Sledmere |
- Yorkshire Wolds Villages
- Sledmore estate papers - University of Hull.
- Yorkshire Wolds Wagoners.
- [1] - Radio4 programme presented by Melvyn Bragg on the Wolds Wagoners.
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