Wauldby

Wauldby is situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Welton and 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Willerby. It is within the Yorkshire Wolds beyond the head of Welton Dale, at a height of approximately 330 ft (100 m) with a local high point of 381 ft (116 m). The area is entirely rural; there are two minor dwellings: Little Waulby Farm and Waulby Manor Farm with church, manor house outbuildings and cottages, and a pond Wauldby Dam. Most of the land is enclosed field system, there are also minor woods and plantations including the Woodland Trust managed Nut Wood and Wauldby Scrogs.^[1]

Wauldby was recorded in the 11th century Doomsday survey as "Waldbi", with a population, together with Elloughton, of 36 villeins, 3 smallholders and a priest.^[2] The name Waldbi is thought to mean "[place] on the wold", and is Scandinavian in origin.^{[3][n 1]}

The original village was depopulated during the mediaeval period.^{[5][n 2][n 3]} The area underwent enclosure after 1796.^[8] In the 1850s the township of Waulby covered 990 acres (400 ha) and contained 49 people.^[9]

In 1835 a chapel was built on the site of an older chapel of ease by Anne Raikes the then landowner.^{[9][10][n 4]} It was built in Gothic Revival 13th century style, and is thought to be designed by J. L. Pearson.^{[7][11][n 3]}

Wauldby was formerly a township in the parish of Elloughton,^[13] in 1866 Wauldby became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Welton.^[14] In 1931 the parish had a population of 51.^[15]

Wauldby Hall, also known as Waulby Manor, was rebuilt in 1839.^[9]

The house was refurbished in the 1960s by Francis Johnson.^[16] The church's bell cote was removed in 1980, and both the manor and church building became grade II listed buildings in 1988.^[11][17] The house, church and 11.2 acres (4.5 ha) of grounds were put up for sale in 2009 at a price of £1.55 million.^[18]