North Frodingham
| North Frodingham | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
|---|---|
 North Frodingham | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TA101531 |
| Location: | 53°57’46"N, 0°19’22"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 830 (2011) |
| Post town: | Driffield |
| Postcode: | YO25 |
| Dialling code: | 01262 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
East Yorkshire |
North Frodingham is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, sitting five and a half miles south-east of the town of Driffield, on the B1249 road.
The 2001 census recorded a parish population, together with its hamlets, Church End and Emmotland, of 830.
Parish church
The parsh church, St Elgin, is a Grade II* listed building. It was restored in stages between 1877 and 1891 by Sir Tatton Sykes, 5th Baronet with the top part of the perpendicular tower being designed by Temple Moor in 1892.[1] The church is on the Sykes Churches Trail devised by the East Yorkshire Churches Group.[2]
History
In 1901 there was a proposal to construct a railway terminus as part of the North Holderness Light Railway, but despite appearing on the North Eastern Railway's tile maps at various stations (including Beverley), the line was never constructed.
The Old Howe and North Frodingham beck join to the west of the village. The landing was used until the 1950s for unloading coal transported from Kingston upon Hull.
In 1823 North Frodingham was recorded as a town and parish in the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. It was stated that a town market was in disuse because of falling population, its charter having been transferred to the more successful town of Driffield in the 1860s. There were three chapels; one for Methodists, one for Independents, and one for Ranters. Population at the time was 575, including that of Emmotland. Occupations included twenty-two farmers, three blacksmiths, three grocers, one of whom was also a draper, three shoemakers, two tailors, two wheelwrights, two bricklayers, a weaver, a twine maker, a straw hat manufacturer, a plumber & glazier, a book keeper, a schoolmaster, and the landlords of The Red Line, The Star Inn, and The Gate public houses. Two carriers operated between the town and Driffield, and Beverley, once a week. Once a fortnight a further carrier linked North Frodingham by water to Hull.[3]
North Frodingham has one public house, the Blue Post Inn. There is a small park overlooking a social centre. The village is surrounded by fields and farms.
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References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1083362: Church of St Elgin, North Frodingham (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ "Sykes Churches Trail Southern Route". Beverley, East Yorkshire: East Yorkshire Historic Churches Group.
- ↑ Baines, Edward: 'History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York' (1823); pages 207, 208
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 8.
