Metham
Metham is a hamlet in the civil parish of Laxton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.It lies 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of the River Ouse, downstream from York, Selby and Goole.A 16th-century Sir Thomas Metham, who was knighted during the reign of Queen Mary, was imprisoned under Queen Elizabeth I for practicing the Roman Catholic faith, and died at nearby York Castle in 1573.A 17th-century Sir Thomas Metham died at the Battle of Marston Moor during First English Civil War.[6] A Grade II listed farmhouse (c. 1800), in the grounds of Metham Hall, is 70 yards (64 m) to its north-west.
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