Meaux, East Riding of Yorkshire: Difference between revisions

Meaux
Meaux
OS grid reference	TA097395
Civil parish	Wawne;
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	BEVERLEY
Postcode district	HU17
Dialling code	01482
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Beverley and Holderness;
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Meaux (pronounced /mjus/ "mewss"^[1]) is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is about 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north of Hull city centre and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Beverley.

Meaux is part of the civil parish of Wawne.

Meaux Abbey was a Cistercian Abbey near Meaux.

Its name is recorded in the Domesday Book as Melse and seems to come from Old Norse Mel-sǽr = "Sandbank-pool", not from Meaux in France.

A French textbook on the history of Meaux (a town about 50 km east of Paris) very clearly does link the two places. It cites a Gamel who fought with William, Duke of Normandy (William the Conqueror) as having been given the lands.^[2]

Mewes (also Mewis) is a fairly common family name in the North-East and believed to be descendants of those who came to Yorkshire as soldiers commanded by Gamel.

References

^ Miller, G.M. (1971). BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names. Oxford University Pres.
^ Monasticum Anglicanum.

Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 8. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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[1] Miller, G.M. (1971). BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names. Oxford University Pres.

[2] Monasticum Anglicanum.

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-'''Meaux''' (pronounced /mjus/ "mewss"<ref>{{cite book|last=Miller|first=G.M.|title=BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names|year=1971|publisher=Oxford University Pres}}</ref>) is a [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], [[England]]. It is about {{Convert|6.5|mi|km|lk=on}} north of [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]] city centre and {{Convert|3.5|mi|km|lk=off}} east of [[Beverley]].
+'''Meaux''' (pronounced /mjus/ "mewss"<ref>{{cite book|last=Miller|first=G.M.|title=BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names|year=1971|publisher=Oxford University Pres}}</ref>) is a [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], [[England]]. It is about {{Convert|6.5|mi|km}} north of [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]] city centre and {{Convert|3.5|mi|km}} east of [[Beverley]].
 Meaux is part of the [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] of [[Wawne]].