Octon is a Village in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire.

Octon postcode: YO25 3EB

Retail in Octon

There are great places to visit near Octon including some great towns, villages and hiking areas.

Beverley, and Bridlington are some of Octon best towns to visit near Octon.

The area close to Octon boasts some of the best villages including Bempton.

There are a number of hiking areas near to Octon including Flamborough Head.

Octon History

There are some historic monuments around Octon:

• Willy Howe round barrow
• The Camp
• Round barrow S of Grange Farm
• Two round barrows NE of Ganton Dale
• Standing stone known as the Rudston Monolith
• St Martin's collegiate church and medieval standing cross, Lowthorpe
• Round barrow W of Willerby Wold House
• Bowl barrow on Fox Hill
• Boythorpe settlement site
• Settlement site at Butterwick
• Bowl barrow 580m west of High Fordon Farm
• Rudston Beacon and round barrows to east
• Round barrow SE of Willerby Wold House
• Round barrow 700yds (640m) NE of Brompton Wold Farm
• Sharpe Howes, round barrows
• Nether Hall moated site and fishpond
• Bowl barrow and archery butt 231m south-west of Wold Newton Church
• Roman villa site
• Section of linear earthwork in Pasture Plantation
• Two round barrows on Weaverthorpe Pasture
• Section of linear earthwork 200m north east of Pasture Cottages
• Romano-British villa east of Sandy Lane, 800m north west of Harpham Grange
• Round barrow S of Long Plantation
• Medieval settlement of Pockthorpe at Pockthorpe Hall
• Staxton Brow entrenchment
• Cottam medieval settlement and cultivation terraces
• Two round barrows NW of Danebury Manor
• Round barrow NW of Mount Spaniel
• Medieval hall and settlement remains immediately west of St John's Church
• Round barrow on Flotmanby Wold
• Bowl barrow 250m east of Octon Cross Roads
• Elf Howe round barrow
• Round barrow on Flixton Wold
• Hunmanby Castle motte and bailey
• Two round barrows SE of Pasture Farm
• Long barrow 750m north-west of High Fordon Farm
• Bowl barrow 1100m west of High Fordon Farm
• Prior Moor round barrow
• Romano-British settlement
• Bowl barrow 130m south-east of Bridge Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m west of High Fordon Farm
• Dane's Graves
• Square barrow cemetery, 670m north west of Creyke Farm
• Two round barrows, Staxton Brow
• Bowl barrow 700m north-west of High Fordon Farm
• Round barrow on Flotmanby Brow
• Hospital of St Mary, Staxton (site of)
• Three round barrows NE of Ganton Wold Farm
• Earthwork on the Sheepwalk stretching N from Wold Gate for 530yds (480m)
• Swaythorpe medieval settlement
• Nunnery Hill and adjacent earthworks, Little Kelk
• Deserted village of Octon
• Round barrow E of Weaverthorpe Ling
• Bowl barrow and archery butt 230m south of Wold Newton church
• Group of circular and rectangular enclosures, near Cansdale Whin
• Site S of Maiden's Grave Farm
• Gallows Hill round barrow
• Bowl barrow 600m west of High Fordon Farm