Yedingham nr. Scarborough No. 1 / Yeallingham / Yeddingham

No individual entry found for Yedingham in the Domesday survey. Lewis Dictionary of 1848 states that the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, ''a small ancient structure, with a tiled chancel, and a belfry, was dedicated in 1241". Sheahan & Whellan (1857) note that ''before the year 1163 Roger and Helewysia de Clere founded at this place a Priory, for nine nuns of the Benedictine Order, which was dedicated in honour of the Blessed Virgin''', but that ''two ancient arches and a piscina or holy water font, are the only remains of this establishment''. Sheahan & Whellan (ibid.) add that ''the church of Yeddingham was consecrated in 1241, and given to the above Priory, by Hanketin de Heslarton'' [NB: Heslerton, East and West, are two villages a few kms S of Yedingham]. Pevsner's 1966 book on the North Riding lists a Yedingham ''2 m. S. of Ebberston Church'' that matches the other locations, and reports that, south of Abbey Farm, ''is a long wall of a shed'' which he describes as ''the S wall of the aisless church'' and, near a doorway at its west end, ''inside, i.e., to the N, a handsome stoup with stiff-leaf and a trefoiled canopy'', all of which would fit the dedication date of 1241. There is no mention of an early font or stoup in Pevsner & Neave's 1995 work on the East Riding, although it includes a church dedicated to St. John the Baptist. The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SE8933979580] notes: "Church. 1862-63. By William Butterfield and Tuke of Bradford. [...] Norman tub font on roll-moulded foot and octagonal base." The interior plan of this church in the benefice page [www.buckrosecarrs.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1313434725.pdf] [accessed 29 August 2019] shows the old font located at the northwest corner of the nave. The entry for this church in the CRSBI (2019) describes and illustrates the font: "there is a circular font with moulded profile [...] Cylindrical font on roughly square plinth. Short plain stem tapering slightly inward. The next joint is concealed from above by the small roll moulding; next there is a hollow chamfer, then the bowl, with a slight chamfer on the angle. The bowl tapers slightly outwards. Rim flat. The workmanship is not accurate, that is, the font was not turned on a lathe, but the profile is rather complex. "