Yapham

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude = 53.958766
longitude = -0.800158
official_name = Yapham
population =
civil_parish = Yapham cum Meltonby
unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire
constituency_westminster = East Yorkshire
post_town = YORK
postcode_district = YO42
postcode_area = YO
dial_code = 01759
os_grid_reference = SE788520

Yapham is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, Northern England. It is situated about 2 miles north east of Pocklington.Together with the hamlet of Meltonby it forms the civil parish of Yapham cum Meltonby.

External links

* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/PhotoFrames/ERY/YaphamStMartin_2.html Photograph of the church]

Many people believe that Yapham was created by a run-away group from the near by Bishop Wilton (colloq. WILLTONHEADS)who didnt want to keep in the same gene-pool for years to come.
This new generation of Yapham-ites were successful in finaly breeding a new type of people, who were deemed by the patrons of Pocklingtons free houses as 'celebrities'. Names include but are not limited to:

David "bog man" Barnes
Steve Parry - (ex the the)
Fred Suggett
The Wright Brothers of Arran Cottage
Timothy "killer" Barker

Yapham has also been at the forefront of sports in Yorkshire now for a number of Years, teams include:

Mens Cricket
Womens Cricket Team
Womens providing the teas for the mens cricket team team
Yapham school netball and football (last game c.1972)
Yapham Badgers RUFC (recently finishing second in the Yorkshire 1 division)