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Bronze Age settlements have been found at nearby Cowlam, which is 2.8 miles (4.5 km) to the south. It was one of the leading burial sites in Yorkshire where the dead were interred in their chariots.
There was a villa on the site in the period of Viking/Norse settlement when it was known as Wifertorp (11th century). The village's name is linked to a certain Vidhfari, anglicized in Wivar. In the Domesday Book there is a mention of Wiveretorp where it was classed as very small and had depreciated in value from 1066 to 1086.[4] Same male's name as in Wiverton (Nottingham) and in the Vierville (Wiarevilla 1158), Virville (Wivarevilla v. 1210) and Viertot of Normandywhich appears to come from Old Scandinavian; which means that Weaverthorpe translates as the farm or settlement of the male name Vidhfari or Wivar.
Location: 13 miles (21 km) south west of Scarborough
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