Ganstead

Ganstead
Ganstead
	Swine Lane, Ganstead West
	Ganstead Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	TA148341
• London	160 mi (260 km) S
Civil parish	Bilton;
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire;
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HULL
Postcode district	HU11
Dialling code	01482
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Beverley and Holderness;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°47′26″N 0°15′31″W / 53.790648°N 0.258609°W

Ganstead is a village in the civil parish of Bilton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Kingston upon Hull city centre. It is divided into Ganstead East and Ganstead West by the A165 road which passes through the village.

Ganstead was formerly a township in the parish of Swine,^[1] in 1866 Ganstead became a civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Bilton.^[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 105.^[3]

In 1823 Ganstead was in the parish of Swine and in the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. Population at the time was 61 and included four farmers and a corn miller.^[4]

References[edit]

^ "History of Ganstead, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ "Relationships and changes Ganstead CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ "Population statistics Ganstead CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 209

Gazetteer – A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 6.

External links[edit]

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Ganstead in the Domesday Book

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[1] "History of Ganstead, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

[2] "Relationships and changes Ganstead CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

[3] "Population statistics Ganstead CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

[Baines-4] Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 209

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