“Hello,
I was sitting at my computer at three thirty this morning and, in an un-guardedly maudlin moment, typed in, “Who is Charles Yarborough?”…and instead of finding myself I found you. I like your blog and especially enjoyed the recent bit about the writing students. Just my humor.
Best,
Charles Yarborough

My reply was…

“Thanks for the email, I heard yarborough with the “o” after the b was the original name and my family about a hundred years ago removed the “o” to rebel against the religion forced by Yarborough lol basically we are ancient religious enemies.

Thanks again for the email.

Have a good one.

Charles “

“Hello Charles, i just wanted to thank you for your site i never knew there where so many Yarbrough’s in this world. I’m not sure if we are related or not but it seams our families are from the same part of the country Georgia that is. My grandfathers name was William my father’s name was Melton he was 1 of 9 kids that William raised in Mauk Georgia. If you like you can e-mail me anytime and we can compare notes i do not have alot of info but if you would like to know i\I’d be happy to share it with you. Oh yeah i also have a nephew named Charles Yarbrough.”

Thought it might amuse you to get a mail from an inhabitant of Yarburgh, near Louth, Lincolnshire.
As to its history, it’s supposed to mean a settlement surrounded by earthworks. The heritage people have come up with evidence of a medieval or post medieval settlement near Grange Farm, Yarburgh, but we do not know if this was the original settlement (they think it may have been a monastery). You can clearly see the mark on aerial photos on Google Earth. For details of their findings see: http://pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1060912&sort=4&search=all&criteria=yarburgh&rational=q&recordsperpage=10#aRt

There are more details of the village on the site too.

However, the main Yarborough connection in this area is Lord Yarborough of Brocklesby, near Grimsby, Lincolnshire, who lives in a big old country mansion in multiple acres of parkland. He even has an estate of houses names after him in Grimsby. Believe me, they are nowhere near as posh as his own house! There is also a school and other stuff named after him.

As to the Roman fort of Yarborough camp, that is somewhere else again, near Kirmington, not far from Lord Yarborough’s house.

Any more local info, just send me a mail.

Chris