Map sources for Wetwang at grid reference SE932590

Wetwang is the name of a village in the Yorkshire Wolds in England. It is most famous for its Iron Age chariot burial cemetery and its black swans. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The Yorkshire Wolds are an area of low hills and valleys in the East Riding of Yorkshire in North-Eastern England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Iron Age Axe found on Gotland This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age, for the mythological Iron Age see Iron Age (mythology). ... Chariot burials are tombs in which the deceased was buried together with his chariot, usually including his horses and other possessions. ...

It is recorded in the Domesday Book as Wetuuangha. This probably comes from the Old Norse vaett-vangr, 'field for the trial of a legal action'. The domesday book was conducted in 1085 and was completed in 1086 which meant that it took William the Conquer 1 year to complete. ... Old Norse or Danish tongue is the Germanic language once spoken by the inhabitants of the Nordic countries (for instance during the Viking Age). ...

Its name often attracts mirth, this even came from the late Richard Whiteley of the Channel 4 quiz show Countdown, who held the honorary title Mayor of Wetwang. Richard Whiteley John Richard Whiteley, OBE , DL (28 December 1943 – 26 June 2005) was a British television presenter and journalist. ... Channel 4 is a public service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... Countdown is a British game show formerly presented by Richard Whiteley (1982-2005), and currently Des Lynam (2005-), with the assistance of Carol Vorderman, and shown daily on Channel 4. ... A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ...

In the book The Meaning of Liff by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd, the word Wetwang is defined as "a moist penis". Obviously, this is the joke. Front cover of the US hardcover edition of The Meaning of Liff, 1984. ... Douglas Noël Adams in an undated publicity photograph by Jill Furmanovsky Douglas Noël Adams (March 11, 1952 – May 11, 2001), also known (to fans) as Bop Ad or Bob (after his illegible signature), or by his initials DNA, was a British comic radio dramatist and author, most notably... John Lloyd (born 1951 in Dover, England) is a British comedy writer and producer. ...