Wawne /ˈwɔːn/, also spelled Waghen,[2] is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

[5] In the early Middle Ages Wawne was a very large parish, including Sutton-on-Hull and Stoneferry.

[5] In 1155, Stephen the son of William, Earl of Aumale, confirmed that his father had made a gift of the Church of Wawne to the French abbey of St. Martin D’Auchy, Aumale in Normandy (Seine Maritime) and William for the first time, mentioned Wawne's dependent chapel of Sutton.

Wawne and Meaux each had one or two licensed houses in the later 18th century, but only one was recorded from the 1820s, the Anchor, or Windham Arms, at the river crossing.

This easily identifies the village when viewed from the air by aircraft passing overhead on their way to Humberside Airport.

The opening of Sutton Road Bridge in Hull (1937) had a serious effect on Wawne Ferry because this was only three miles downstream.

They appointed Walter Twidale as their tenant and he reported that the ferry boat was no longer safe to use.

Local volunteers have also arranged flowerbeds and farming antiquities around the street signs, further enhancing the overall look of the village.

Wawne has strong historic connections to the neighbouring village of Sutton on Hull, just 2+1⁄2 miles to the south east.

At the museum, volunteers also research local family history for visitors and residents of both parishes.