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Name | Gribthorpe |
Type | Township, Civil parish |
Coordinates | 53.811°N 0.847°W |
Located in | East Riding of Yorkshire, England ( - 1974) |
Also located in | Yorkshire, England | | Humberside, England (1974 - 1996) | | East Riding of Yorkshire, England (1996 - ) |
See also | Harthill Wapentake, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | wapentake in which it was located | | Aughton (near Bubwith), East Riding of Yorkshire, England | ancient parish of which it was a township | | Bubwith, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | ancient parish of which it was also a township | | Howden Rural, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | rural district in which it was located 1894-1935 | | Foggathorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | neighbouring parish into which it was absorbed 1935 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia
Gribthorpe is a hamlet and a former civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) north-east of Selby and 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of Howden.
Historically, Gribthorpe was in the ecclesiastical parishes of Bubwith and Aughton (near Bubwith) in the wapentake of Harthill. From 1894 until 1935, Gribthorpe was located in Howden Rural District. In 1935 Gribthorpe was absorbed into the neighbouring civil parish of Foggathorpe.
Research Tips
- GENUKI on Gribthorpe. The GENUKI page gives numerous references to local bodies providing genealogical assistance.
- The FamilySearch wiki on the ecclesiastical parish of Bubwith provides a list of useful resources for the local area.
- Howdenshire History provides histories of towns and villages in the area provided by a local family historian. The stories of some families who emigrated to Ontario, Canada, are included.
- A Vision of Britain through Time on Gribthorpe.
- A Vision of Britain through Time provides links to three maps of the East Riding, produced by the United Kingdom Ordnance Survey, illustrating the boundaries between the civil parishes and the rural districts at various dates. These maps all expand to a scale that will illustrate small villages and large farms or estates.
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Categories: East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Gribthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Harthill Wapentake, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Aughton (near Bubwith), East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Bubwith, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Howden Rural, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Foggathorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
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