Harpham
| Harpham | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TA092617 |
| Location: | 54°2’23"N, 0°20’0"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 303 (2011) |
| Post town: | Driffield |
| Postcode: | YO25 |
| Dialling code: | 01262 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
East Yorkshire |
Harpham is a small village in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is located just south of the A614 road, approximately five miles north-east of Driffield and seven miles south-west of Bridlington.
Parish church
The parish church is dedicated to St John of Beverley. Who was born in the village in the 7th century:[1] he became the Bishop of Hexham as well as the Bishop of York.[2]
The church is a Grade I listed building.[3] The Well of St John nearby, once believed to have healing powers, is designated as a Grade II listed building.[4]
History
The village appears in the Domesday Book as belonging to the King and as having 29 ploughlands.[5] The name of the village is thought to derive from the Old English of Hearpe-hām; the Salt-Harp village or farmstead. Although not on the coast, the proximity of the Holderness coastline is thought to be the influence of the salt.[6] Three Roman mosaics were found near Harpham in 1905, and three more were discovered in 1950. The first three are now in the Hull and East Riding Museum. They are simply patterned. One represented a rectangular maze, one of only five examples known in Roman mosaics in Britain.[7]
In 1823, Harpham was noted as a parish in the Dickering Wapentake. The St Quintin family were lords of Harpham.[8] The foundations of the St Quintin mansion were recorded as being to the west of the church. The church contains St Quintin burials in the north aisle and a stained glass window to Sir William St Quintin, twenty-eighth in succession, who died in 1777.[9][10]. Occupations included eight farmers, two grocers, two shoemakers, a blacksmith, a wheelwright, a tailor, a butcher, and the landlord of the St Quintin Arms public house. There was also a linen manufacturer. A carrier operated between the village and Bridlington once a week.[11] The nearest railway station was at Burton Agnes on the Hull to Scarborough line, but this closed in January 1970.[12] Now, the nearest station is at Driffield.[13]
Outside links
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- Harpham in the Domesday Book
References
- ↑ Walsh, Michael J. (2007). A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West. London: Burns & Oats. p. 316. ISBN 978-0-86012-438-2.
- ↑ {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=encyclopaedia }} (subscription or UK public library membership required)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1083345: Church of Saint John of Beverley (Grade I listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1083346: Saint John's Well (Grade II listing)
- ↑ Harpham in the Domesday Book
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. ISBN 0198691033
- ↑ Smith, David (2005). Roman Mosaics at Hull. p. 42. ISBN 0904490-34-3.
- ↑ "Papers of the St Quintin family of Harpham and Scampston - Hull History Centre Catalogue". http://catalogue.hullhistorycentre.org.uk/catalogue/U-DDSQ?tab=description.
- ↑ "Genuki: Harpham, Yorkshire (East Riding)". https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ERY/Harpham.
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Yorkshire: York & East Riding, 1972; 1995 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09593-7page 450
- ↑ Baines, Edward: 'History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York' (1823); pages 212–213
- ↑ Burgess, Neil (2011). The lost railways of Yorkshire's East Riding. Catrine: Stenlake. p. 45. ISBN 9781840335521.
- ↑ Somerville, Christopher (16 October 2010). "20 Autumn walks; 17 Kilham to Harpham". The Times (70080): p. 159. SSN 0140-0460.
- Gazetteer – A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 6.
