Little Weighton is on the Yorkshire Wolds close to the Market town of Beverley and the city of Hull. Two miles away is the historic beacon site on the hills of High Hunsley and the Wolds Way long distance footpath. It has a village green and an attractive pond.
The village has bus connections with Beverley and Hull. It boasts a primary school, a village ‘pub’, the Black Horse, a shop which includes a post office, a well equipped children’s playground, a garage and a cafe. Although the number of working farms is fewer than in the past, the village is still busy with tractors at harvest time.
The Hull and Barnsley Railway had a station here until the line’s closure in the 1950s. Today, the village relies on a network of country roads. The main east west route through Little Weighton is “Old Village Road” which connects Skidby to the east with North Newbald to the west. Historically the village grew along this road.
More recent building development has taken place alongside Old Village Road and to the north and south of it. The village itself has approximately 400 houses and a population of over a thousand people.
Little Weighton is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) south-west from Beverley town centre and 2 miles (3 km) west from Skidby. It forms part of the civil parish of Rowley.
The village contains a small shop (which acts as a post office), a school, a church, village hall, playing fields, a garage and the Black Horse public house. The No. 180 bus connects Little Weighton to the local area.
In 1823 Little Weighton was in the civil parish of Rowley and the Wapentake of Harthill. Occupations at the time included six farmers and yeomen, a shoemaker, a blacksmith, a tailor, a shopkeeper, and the landlord of The Black Horse public house. A carrier operated between the village and Beverley and Hull once a week.
Little Weighton was served by Little Weighton railway station on the Hull and Barnsley Railway between 1885 and 1955
IMAGES:
Village Hall Founder Members 1928, Early in 1960s outside the Village Hall, Little Weighton firemen (above)
Hull-Barnsley Railway, Old Village Road, Old Village Road during a drought, The Forge – Little Weighton (opposite the Village Hall), Stan Cash on tractor and Eric Oliver on binder Harvest, Postcard view of Old Village Road (probably 1960s), Corner of Rowley Road before Close was built, Village pond looking up to Black Horse Pub View from Skidby Road, Football Team, Bowling Club, Fayre Bus Pass (below)
The Village Hall is just over 100 years old. It was built in an old chalk quarry.
Later, when the road behind was made, the aggregate was used to fill the back of the quarry, compressed and tarmaced and became the Hall’s car park. Hence the car park is level with the roof of the Hall.
The hall is also on a higher level than the path at the front; consequently it caused problems for anyone who has difficulty in walking, or in a wheelchair or even pushing a pram to use it. This problem was overcome by the 2017 Refurbishment.
Images:
Knit and Natter, Keep Fit Class, Buskers Party, Coffee Morning (below)
After a huge amount of effort a Lottery Grant was obtained to completely refurbish the hall and improve access The Trustees would like to thank the Big Lottery for their help in applying for the grant, the encouragement given and for the grant itself. Here are some pictures showing the building work.
Acknowledgements to Richard Gymer and to Houlton Builders for all their help, advice and a job well done.
The Hall reopened on 10 Nov 2017 and we had an opening day on 26 Nov as a celebration for all the people who have helped in so many ways.
We hope that there will be people in the area who will be happy to volunteer in such a useful hall, perhaps there will those who could organise a Club night, or a badminton night, the hall is a bit narrow, but whilst you learn to play and remember the rules, you can really become good players.
View our Bookings page to find our how to book, costs and terms of use.
Any suggestions of what you would like to see happening in the hall? Please let us know. Suggestions on the Little Weighton Facebook page or contact Prue Campbell – Bookings Secretary.
