 Together with the hamlet of Meltonby it forms the civil parish of Yapham cum Meltonby which is approximately .The village was originally known as Iapun / Lapun and the first reference of the village can be found in the "Domesday Book" (1086).The village was later known as Yapome with further references in Ancient Petitions, Henry III - James I (1390) when William Lokton petitioned the King for the restoration of the manor of Bolton and other property in Yapome (Yapham).