Ganstead
From Wikishire
| Ganstead | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
|---|---|
 Swine Lane, Ganstead West | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TA148341 |
| Location: | 53°47’26"N, 0°15’31"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Hull |
| Postcode: | HU11 |
| Dialling code: | 01482 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Beverley and Holderness |
Ganstead is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, on the Holderness peninsula. It is found five miles to the north-east of Kingston upon Hull city centre.
This place is is divided into Ganstead East and Ganstead West by the A165 road which passes through the village.
In 1823 Ganstead was noted as being 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.[1]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Ganstead) |
- Ganstead in the Domesday Book
References
- ↑ Baines, Edward: 'History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York' (1823); page 209
- Gazetteer – A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 6.
