HEDON, a municipal borough of the East Riding of York shire, England, 5 m. E. of Hull by L.N.E. railway, and 2 m. from the river Humber. Pop. (1931), 1,509. It was formerly a con siderable port. According to tradition the men of Hedon received a charter of liberties from King Aethelstan. The manor is not mentioned in Domesday, but it formed part of the lordship of Holderness which William the Conqueror granted to Odo, count of Albemarle. An undated charter of Henry II. contains the first certain evidence of settlement. By it, the king granted to William, count of Albemarle, free borough rights in Hedon so that his burgesses might hold of him as freely and quietly as the burgesses of York or Lincoln held of the king. An earlier charter, granted to the inhabitants of York, shows that these rights included a trade gild and freedom from many dues, not only in England, but also in France. In 1200, King John granted a confirmation of these liberties, and for this second charter the burgesses themselves paid 7o marks. In 1272, Henry III. granted to Edmund, earl of Lan caster, and Avelina his wife, then lord and lady of the manor, the right of holding a fair at Hedon on the eve, day, and morrow of the feast of St. Augustine and for five following days. After the countess' death the manor came to the hands of Edward I. In 1280 it was found by an inquisition that the men of Hedon "were few and poor" and that if the town were demised at a fee form rent, the town might improve. Apparently the grant was not made until 1346. Hedon was incorporated by Charles II. in 1661, and James II. in 168o gave the burgesses and the charter, granting, among other privileges, that of holding two extra fairs. The church of St. Augustine is of Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular styles. The west front is particularly fine, and there is a lofty clerestory. Bricks are manufactured, but the popu lation is mainly agricultural. The corporation possesses a remark able mace of 15th century workmanship.