Seaton Ross
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| Seaton Ross shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Population | 565 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | SE781413 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | YORK |
| Postcode district | YO42 |
| Dialling code | 01759 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
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Seaton Ross is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) west of the market town of Market Weighton and 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of the village of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor. It lies to the south of the A1079 road and north of the A163 road.
According to the 2011 UK census, Seaton Ross parish had a population of 565, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 545.
The village was recorded in the 11th century Domesday Book using its original name of Seaton (or Settone). This name was derived from the old English words 'Sea' - meaning a body of water, and 'Ton'- meaning an enclosure or farmstead. The 'body of water' probably refers to the marshes around the village and towards Holme upon Spalding Moor, itself built on a marsh, which have largely been drained and cultivated since that time. Aside from recording the village's name the book also shows that the area was an established manor before Norman times, paying a very large amount of tax in comparison to its size, saying; 'Settone : Gamel had 1 manor of 4 carucates for geld and 2 ploughs can be there'. The quote then continues: 'Now Nigel has it of the Count of Mortain,and it is waste', which is a reference to the land being subsequently seized and laid waste by William the Conqueror during his scorched earth campaign to end dissent in the north. The dramatic effect of this action can be seen in the value of the land, which fell from £40 per year to only £1 per year in the period to 1086 following William's campaign.
The village gave its name to the newly installed ruling family, the Seatons, who held the land for a time until they had their property seized as a result of their support of the Scots during the reign of Edward I, and tenure was passed to Edmund de Mauley as a reward for his support of the king. The village was passed by descent to the de Ros family, who owned much land in the area including that of the nearby villages of Storwood and Melbourne, and the village came to be referred to as 'Seaton Ross' for the first time. The land was again confiscated due to Baron de Ros's support of the House of Lancaster during the Wars of the Roses and passed to the Earl of Worcester, from where it eventually found its way into the hands of the Everingham Estate
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