Fryup


Fryup is a hamlet in the North York Moors National Park in North Yorkshire, England. It is within the civil parish of Danby, and is located alongside Great Fryup Beck in Great Fryup Dale.
Fryup is separated into two small valleys or dales: Great Fryup Dale and Little Fryup Dale. The majority of people live in Great Fryup Dale, with Little Fryup having only eight or nine farms and cottages. Great Fryup has no shops nor even a pub; it has a telephone box, a post box, village hall and outdoor centre which used to be the old school. There is also a local cricket pitch and Quoits pitch.
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Scarborough, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Name

Name origin

The curious name Fryup may be a Yorkshire dialect reconstruction of the earlier name Frehope.
Survey of English Place-Names :
  • Frihop 1223.
  • Frehope 1301.
The name was recorded as Fryop in the 19th century.
The name element Fre may be a reference to the Norse goddess Frigg.
The name element hope is from Old English hōp or Middle English hope.
Place names with the name element hope are common in the North Pennines, especially in the lead mining areas of Weardale.

Name legacy

The following names are derived from Fryup:
  • Great Fryup Dale
  • * Great Fryup Beck
  • * Fryup Hall
  • * Fryup End
  • Little Fryup Dale
  • * Little Fryup Beck
In 2014, it was reported that campaign group PETA had asked for the hamlet's name to be changed to 'Vegan Fryup' in order to promote World Vegan Day.

Local tradition and folklore

An old woman at Fryup was well known locally for keeping the Mark's e'en watch, as she lived alongside a corpse road known as Old Hell Road. The practice involved a village seer holding vigil between 11 pm and 1 am to watch for the wraiths of those who would die in the following 12 months.

Sport

The Fryup Cricket Club ground and pavilion is situated along the track off Long Causeway Road. The club senior XI compete in the Esk Valley Evening League.