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Name | Wilsthorpe |
Alt names | Wilsthorpe | source: from redirect |
Type | Township, Civil parish |
Coordinates | 54.059°N 0.214°W |
Located in | East Riding of Yorkshire, England ( - 1896) |
Also located in | Yorkshire, England |
See also | Dickering Wapentake, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | wapentake in which the parish was located | | Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | ancient parish in which it was a township | | Carnaby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | parish of which it was part before Fraisthorpe | | Bridlington Rural, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | rural district of which it was a member 1894-1896 | | Fraisthorpe with Auburn and Wilsthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | parish it joined in 1896 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
Wilsthorpe was one of the three civil parishes which joined the parish of Fraisthorpe with Auburn and Wilsthorpe in 1896. Earlier it was part of Bridlington parish in the Dickering Wapentake.
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Wilsthorpe from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "WILSTHORPE, a township in Bridlington parish, [East Riding of] Yorkshire; 2 miles S of Bridlington. Population: 18. House: 1. "
Both Wilsthorpe and Auburn were situated very close to the sea and were constantly threated with erosion. Hence the decision to link the two very small communities with Fraisthorpe which was somewhat larger with a centre much further away from the coast.
Research Tips
- GENUKI on Auburn. GENUKI considers both Auburn and Fraisthorpe chapelries of Carnaby, a parish to the south.
- The FamilySearch wiki on the ecclesiastical parish of Auburn provides a list of useful resources for the local area.
- 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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- For a discussion of where to find Archive Offices in Yorkshire, see GENUKI.
- Yorkshire has a large number of family history and genealogical societies. A list of the societies will be found on the Yorkshire, England page.
Research Tips
Categories: East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Wilsthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Dickering Wapentake, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Bridlington Rural, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Fraisthorpe with Auburn and Wilsthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
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