Emmotland is a small hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the civil parish of North Frodingham.

Emmotland
Emmotland Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	TA085517
• London	150 mi (240 km) S
Civil parish	North Frodingham
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	01262
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	East Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.950702°N 0.347878°W / 53.950702; -0.347878

The hamlet consists of two farms at the end of a small access road. West Beck joins the Driffield Navigation at Emmotland.

History

When the Driffield Navigation was built, a towpath bridge was placed over the West Beck near the junction. This bridge disappeared before 1980.

One of the last acts of the Humberside County Council was to build a new footpath bridge over the West Beck. The bridge is a fixed structure, but has a high headroom. A mistake in the location of the bridge means that it lands on private property, and is dangerously close to the river.[1] Since no further money is available the bridge has remained closed since its construction.

In 1823 Emmotland was in the parish of Frodingham and the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. Occupations at the time included two farmers.[2]

Location

Emmotland is situated approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Hempholme, and 1.4 miles (2.3 km) south-west of North Frodingham, and is on the North Frodingham Carrs and the Holderness plain.

Position of Emmotland on the Driffield Navigation

• Next place upstream = Fisholme
• Next place downstream = Bethells Bridge
• Next place upstream on West Beck = Corpslanding

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