Gransmoor

Gransmoor
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Gransmoor is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Gransmoor
Gransmoor
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceTA124594
• London170 mi (270 km) S
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDRIFFIELD
Postcode districtYO25
Dialling code01262
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

Gransmoor is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Burton Agnes, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) south-west of the town of Bridlington and 3 miles (5 km) south-east of the village of Burton Agnes. In 1931 the parish had a population of 83.[1]

In 1823 Gransmoor was in the parish of Burton Agnes and the Wapentake of Dickering. Population was 85, which included six farmers and a carrier who operated between the hamlet and Bridlington once weekly. By 1840 population was 93, again with six farmers. A chapel was built in 1839 by the owner of all 1,100 acres (4.5 km2) of hamlet land.[2][3]

Gransmoor was formerly a township in the parish of Burton-Agnes,[4] from 1866 Gransmoor was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Burton Agnes.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Population statistics Gransmoor Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ^ Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 211
  3. ^ White, William (1840); History, Gazetteer and Directory of the East and North Ridings of Yorkshire, p. 379
  4. ^ "History of Gransmoor, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Relationships and changes Gransmoor Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  • Gazetteer – A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 6.


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