2016 and went on public display in 2017. Origins of village Wold Newton is an Anglian name denoting a new farmstead. Enclosure The land around Warrington was enclosed in 1776. The current channel of the Gypsy Race was defined at this time. Wold Cottage meteorite On 13 December 1795 a meteorite crashed on the outskirts of the village, landing within metres of ploughman John Shipley. As a monument to this event there is a brick column bearing the inscription. The meteorite is now housed in the Natural History Museum. The event inspired the development of the body of science fiction literature known as the Wold Newton family by American author Philip José Farmer. Administrative history From the mediaeval era until the 19th century Wold Newton was part of Dickering Wapentake. Between 1894 and 1974 Wold Newton was a part of the Bridlington Rural District, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Between 1974 and 1996 it was part of the Borough of North Wolds (later Borough of East Yorkshire), in the county of Humberside. The 1974 reforms to local government saw the parish form the northernmost tip of the new county of Humberside. The southern tip comprised the village of Wold Newton, Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire. Since 1996 Wold Newton is covered by the unitary East Riding of Yorkshire Council. References External links Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire Civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire