Gribthorpe

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Gribthorpe
Yorkshire
East Riding
Location
Grid reference: SE760355
Location: 53°48’38"N, -0°50’48"W
Data
Post town: Goole
Postcode: DN14
Dialling code: 01757
Local Government
Council: East Riding of Yorkshire
Parliamentary
constituency:
Haltemprice and Howden

Gribthorpe is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, sitting eight miles north-east of Selby (just across in the West Riding) and five miles north of Howden.

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

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References

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