Watton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

[2] In the 6th century Watton was home to a Frankish saint, Monegunda[3] of Watton[4] and in the 13th century to William de Malton, master-mason who built Beverley Minster[5] was buried here.

The Venerable Bede in his Ecclesiastical History of the English People tells of a miracle of Saint John of Beverley that took place in Watton.

Near to the priory is the Church of St Mary which was designated a Grade I listed building in September 1966 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.

The origin of the word Watton is uncertain, but suggestions include:[11][12]