Spaldington

Spaldington
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Spaldington  Spaldington shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population	185 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SE761335
– London	160 mi (260 km)  SSE
Civil parish	Spaldington
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	GOOLE
Postcode district	DN14
Dialling code	01430
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Haltemprice and Howden
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Spaldington is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, lying approximately 3 miles (5 km) north from the market town of Howden and to the west of the A614 road.

Geography

The civil parish lies in the Vale of York east of the River Derwent approximately halfway between Howden and Holme on Spalding Moor. The land is predominately agricultural in use with the exception of Boothferry Golf Club. The land is at an altitude of around 5 metres (16 ft) above sea level. The village of Spaldington is the only significant place of habitation in the parish, excluding farms.

According to the 2011 UK Census, Spaldington parish had a population of 185, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 171.

History

Spaldington (Spellinton) was listed as being in the manor of Wressle (Weresa) in the Domesday survey.

In around 1200 Eustace de Vesci and William Fitzpeter was jont lords of the manor; after de Vesci's death the manorship passed to Fitzpeter, then to his sister, to her eldest daughter who had married Peter dela Haye, then to the Vasavour's by the marriage of Isabella de la Haye to John Vavasour, father of John Vavasour d.1506.

Spaldington Hall, an Elizabethan building was a seat of the Vavasour family, In 1838 the Hall was demolished. By 1850 'Hall farm' (or 'Old Hall farm') had been built on top of it.

A church or chapel dating to as early as 1650 was still extant in 1850, but had been demolished by 1890. A Wesleyan chapel, also used as school, was built in the village in 1820. By the 1830s the population (of the township) was 361.

Spaldington mill, a corn mill on the Spaldington to Willitoft road was extant in 1850, but had been demolished by 1890 leaving the mill house; in the 20th century the mill house was removed, and the site levelled and field boundaries removed by the 1970s.

The airship station RNAS Howden was built in the southern part of the parish in the early 20th century, opening in 1916, and closing in 1930.

File:Spaldington, Water Tower Beside the A614 Between Howden and Welhambridge - geograph.org.uk - 87792.jpg

Spaldington water tower with telecommunication aerials (2005)

In 1953 F. Hall & Sons constructed a water tower for Howden rural district council at the A614 / Spaldington lane junction.

Wind farms

In 2009, two planning applications were submitted for wind farms.

Volkswind applied to build seven 2.3 MW turbines on Spaldington Common east of Spaldington; the application was refused in September 2010, the company appealed the decision, and the appeal was rejected in 2011.

Falck Renewables and Coriolis Energy submitted an application for five 2.3 MW wind turbines, 126 metres (413 ft) tip height with 92 metres (302 ft) diameter blades, to be built west of the village on Spaldington Airfield; Spaldington parish council and a large number of residents objected to the scheme; the application was refused in September 2010, but allowed on appeal (under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) in 2011 (appeal reference APP/E2001/A/10/2137617). Falck Renewables expects construction to begin in 2013, with the wind farm operational by late 2014.

In 2012 an application was submitted by RWE npower renewables for a third wind farm (River Valley Wind Farm) of six wind 2–3 MW turbines between Welham Bridge and Gribthorpe partly within the northern boundary of the parish. The application was refused in August 2013, and the developer submitted an appeal.