Octon
Octon is a hamlet and shrunken medieval village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Octon, East Riding of Yorkshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Swaythorpe medieval settlement and Willy Howe.
Swaythorpe medieval settlement
Archaeological site
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swaythorpe medieval settlement is an archaeological site.
Willy Howe
Archaeological site
Photo: John Phillips, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Willy Howe is a tumulus in the Yorkshire Wolds, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Willy Howe is situated 2½ miles northeast of Octon.
The Anvil Arms Public House And Cottage Adjoining To Left
Pub
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anvil Arms Public House And Cottage Adjoining To Left is situated 2 miles north of Octon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thwing and Wold Newton.
Thwing
Village
Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thwing is a village and civil parish in the Yorkshire Wolds, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Wold Newton
Village
Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wold Newton is a small Yorkshire Wolds village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 9 miles south of Scarborough and 9 miles north-west of Bridlington. Wold Newton is situated 2 miles north of Octon.
Langtoft
Village
Photo: Jules & Jenny, CC BY 2.0.
Langtoft is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated 6 miles north of Driffield town centre, and on the B1249 road between Driffield and Foxholes. Langtoft is situated 2½ miles southwest of Octon.
Octon
- Category: locality
- Location: Thwing, East Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.1133° or 54° 6′ 48″ northLongitude
-0.41908° or 0° 25′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C6X4H7J+89OpenStreetMap ID
node 96254448OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q7077063
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Octon” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Octon, East Riding of Yorkshire”
- French: “Octon”
- Irish: “Octon”
- Latin: “Occatuna”
- Polish: “Octon (Anglia)”
- Polish: “Octon”
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