Gribthorpe

Gribthorpe
Gribthorpe
 Gribthorpe shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE760355
   – London 160 mi (260 km)  S
Civil parishFoggathorpe
Unitary authorityEast Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial countyEast Riding of Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town GOOLE
Postcode district DN14
Dialling code 01757
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentHaltemprice and Howden
List of places
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England
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Coordinates: 53°48′38″N 0°50′48″W / 53.810599°N 0.846690°W / 53.810599; -0.846690

Gribthorpe is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) north-east of Selby and 5 miles (8 km) north of Howden.

Gribthorpe forms part of the civil parish of Foggathorpe.

The road to Gribthorpe

In 1823 Gribthorpe (also known as Gripthorpe), was in the civil parish of Bubwith and the Wapentake of Harthill. Population at the time, which included Willitoft, was 145, with occupations including four farmers.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 211
  • Gazetteer – A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 6. 


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