Sigglesthorne
| Sigglesthorne | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
|---|---|
 St Lawrence, Sigglesthorne | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TA155457 |
| Location: | 53°53’42"N, 0°14’35"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 404 (2011) |
| Post town: | Hull |
| Postcode: | HU11 |
| Dialling code: | 01964 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Beverley and Holderness |
Sigglesthorne is a small village in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is situated approximately three miles west of Hornsea on the A1035 road where it meets the B1243 road.
According to the 2011 census, Sigglesthorne parish had a population of 404.
The village has around 175 houses. There is also an ancient church dedicated to St. Lawrence that is a Grade II* listed building.[1] There is also a Church of England school.
It is rumoured throughout the village that the settlement was given its name as a result of a Viking who lived there. This Viking leader was supposedly called Siggle/Siggul, and since hawthorne is the predominant type of hedge around the village, it was given the name "Siggul's thorne" → Sigglesthorne.
Hornsea Road in Sigglesthorne is now the home to a large garden centre named Hornsea Garden Centre.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Sigglesthorne) |
- Sigglesthorne in the Domesday Book
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1249769: Church of St Lawrence (Grade II* listing)
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 10.
