[4] The 'body of water' probably refers to the wetlands east of the village and towards Holme upon Spalding Moor, itself built on a marsh, which have been drained and cultivated since that time.

The land was again confiscated due to Baron de Ros's support of the House of Lancaster during the Wars of the Roses and passed to the Earl of Worcester,[7] from where it eventually found its way into the hands of the Everingham Estate One of the oldest buildings in the village is St. Edmunds church, whose current structure dates from 1789 and is built on the foundations of an earlier church which can trace its records back to 1653.

Not much is known of the history of this spring, but as with other such sacred pools in the county it is likely to be a place formerly dedicated to the Goddess Freya and re-appropriated by early Christian missionaries as a shrine to the Virgin Mary.

[15] After a break of 7 years Seaton Ross Fest, a small music festival, was started to create a community event in lieu of the Feast.

From 1940 the East Common was requisitioned by the Royal Air Force as a light airfield and named RAF Melbourne.

The airfield ceased operations in 1945 and stopped flights in 1946, it is now owned by Melrose Farm Ltd who rent the old runways to York Raceway throughout the summer.