Yapton, par. and vil., Sussex, 3g miles SW. of
Arundel, 1740 ac., pop. 556; P.O.

Ynr.—(or Yare), stream, Isle of Wight; rises near
Freshwater Bay, and flows 3 miles N. to the Solent at
Yarmouth.—2. Yar, stream, Isle of Wight; rises in S.
jf island, and flows NE. to Bembridge.—3, Yar, Nor-
folk. See Yare.

Yar Tor, Dartmoor, Devon, If mile NE. of Dart-
meet Bridge ; on it are the remains of a British village,
including a well-preserved kistvaen.

Yarborough.—wapentake, Lincolnshire, in Parts of
Lindsey, 131,454 ac., pop. 27,698; contains 36 pars.,
and gives the title of earl to the Pelham family.—2.
Yarborough (or Yarhurgh), par. and vil., Lincolnshire,
4 m. NE. of Louth, 1160 ac., pop. 206.—3. Yarborongli,
hamlet, Ban well par., Somerset, 4J m. NAY. of Axbridge.

Yarborough Camp, ancient camp, Croxton par.,
Lincolnshire, 7 miles NE. of Brigg; is situated on a
hill commanding fine views of the AYolds.

Yarborough Column (to the memory of the Earl of
Yarborough, died 1847), on Bembridge Down, Isle of
AYight, 1 mile NAY. of Culver Cliff.

Yarbridge, vil., Isle of Wight, on the Yar, near
Brading, and 4 miles S. of Ryde ; is a resort of anglers.

Yarhurgh, Lincoln. See Yarborough.

Yarcouibc, par. and vil., Devon, 7 miles NE. of
Honiton and 5 W. of Chard, 4689 ac., pop. 690; P.O.

Yard,—hamlet, St Decumans par., Somerset, near
AVatchet.—2. Yard, vil., Trefdraeth par., Anglesey, 3
miles NW. of Newborough.

Yardiston. See Eardiston.

Yardley.—par., Herts. See Ardeley.—2. Yardley,
par. (ry. stations, Stechford, and Acocks Green and
South Yardley), AYorcestershire, 4 miles E. of Birming-
ham, 7355 ac., pop. 9745; P.O.

Yardley Gobion, township and vil., Potterspury
par., Northamptonshire, 3| miles NW. of Stony Strat-
ford, pop. 604; P.O.; near vil. is Yardley House, seat.

Yardley Hastings, par. and vil., Northamptonshire,
3 miles S. of Castle Ashby sta. and 8 SE. of North-
ampton, 3510 ac., pop. 1179; P.O.

Yardley Wood, eccl. dist., Yardley and Kings
Norton pars., AVorcestershire, 4 miles SE. of Birming-
ham, pop. 850.

Yare.—(or Yar), river, Norfolk;rises nearShipdham,
and flows 50 miles E., past Norwich, to the sea at Yar-
mouth ; its principal affluents are the AVensum, AVave-
ney, and Bure; in the vicinity of Yarmouth, between
the influx of the AA⁷aveney and that of the Bure, it
expands into Breydon AYater.—2. Yare, Isle of Wight.
See Yar.

Yarington, Oxfordshire. See Yarnton.

Yarkhill, par. and vil., Herefordshire, 1 mile NE.
of Stoke Edith, sta., and 7 miles NAA⁷. of Ledbury, 1666
ac., pop. 443.

Yarlett, par., in co. and 4g miles N. of Stafford, 400
ac., pop. 117.

Yarlington, par. and vil., Somerset, 3 miles AV. of
Wincanton, 1207 ac., pop. 228; has remains of an
ancient camp.

Yarm, market town and par. with ry. sta., North-
Riding Yorkshire, on river Tees, 4 miles SW. of Stock-
ton, 1229 ac., pop. 1485; P.O., T.O., Market-day,
Thursday. Yarm had a black priory of 13th century,
on the site of which is a modern mansion called The
Fryerage. The trade of the place has declined on
account of its proximity to Stockton. It has the Tees
papermill, exports agricultural produce, and shares
with Stockton in the salmon fishing in the Tees.

Yarmouth, seaport and par., Isle of Wight, at
mouth of river Yar, 10 miles AY. of Newport, 58 ac. and
66 tidal water and foreshore, pop. 787; P.O., T.o., 2
Banks. Yarmouth was anciently called Eremuth,
and was once a place of some importance, being much
frequented as a port of communication with the main-
land. It suffered severely from the French in 1277
and 1524, and in 1539 was protected by a castle, now a
semicircular battery, armed with four guns. Yar-
mouth was early made a chartered incorporation, and
it sent 2 members to Parliament from the time of
Elizabeth till 1832. The trade of the place consists in
the importation of cattle, coals, slate, and iron. A new
pier, 700 ft. long, was opened in 1876.