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 and the occurrence inspired the development of the body of science fiction literature known as the Wold Newton family by American author Philip José Farmer.
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 and the occurrence inspired the development of the body of science fiction literature known as the Wold Newton family by American author Philip José Farmer.
Wold Newton, East Riding of Yorkshire