Wetwang

Wetwang

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 54.019372
longitude= -0.578926
official_name= Wetwang
population= 672 (2001 census)
civil_parish= Wetwang
unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire
region= Yorkshire and the Humber
lieutenancy_england= East Riding of Yorkshire
constituency_westminster= East Yorkshire
post_town= DRIFFIELD
postcode_district = YO25
postcode_area= YO
dial_code= 01377
os_grid_reference= SE932590

Wetwang is a Yorkshire Wolds village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated Convert|6|mi|km|lk=on west of Driffield on the A166 road.According to the 2001 UK census, Wetwang parish had a population of 672.cite web
url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=791065&c=wetwang&d=16&e=15&g=391495&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
title = 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Wetwang CP (Parish)
accessdate = 2007-09-04
work = Neighbourhood Statistics
author = Office for National Statistics]

It is known for its Iron Age chariot burial cemetery and its black swans, as well as being the inspiration for the Mitchell and Webb BBC Comedy Show sketch featuring the catchphrase, "That's Numberwang".

It is recorded in the Domesday Book as "Wetuuangha". There are two interpretations of this. One is that it probably comes from the Old Norse "vaett-vangr", 'field for the trial of a legal action'. Another theory is that it was the "Wet Field" compared to the nearby Dry Field at Driffield.

Its name often attracts mirth, even coming from the late Richard Whiteley of the Channel 4 quiz show "Countdown". Whiteley held the honorary title "Mayor of Wetwang" until his death in 2005. [ [http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/features/From-Wilberforce-to-Mayor-Whiteley.3236217.jp From Wilberforce to Mayor Whiteley] - Yorkshire Post 26 September 2007] On 25 June 2006, local weather forecaster Paul Hudson from BBC Look North was invested as Whiteley's successor to the position. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/looknorthhull/content/articles/2006/12/30/paul_hudson_feature.shtml Paul Hudson Profile] - BBC]

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