Sproatley

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Sproatley
Yorkshire
East Riding

Boggle Lane, Sproatley
Location
Grid reference: TA192346
Location: 53°47’40"N, 0°11’30"W
Data
Population: 1,350  (2011)
Post town: Hull
Postcode: HU11
Dialling code: 01482
Local Government
Council: East Riding of Yorkshire
Parliamentary
constituency:
Beverley and Holderness

Sproatley is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, seven miles north-east of Kingston upon Hull city centre and four miles north of Hedon, at the junction of the B1238 and B1240 roads.

The village church, St Swithin, is said to contain a small chamber organ built by 'Father' Smith in the late 17th, early 18th century.[1] The church is a Grade II listed building.[2]

The 2011 census recorded a parish a population of 1,350.

Outside links

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References

  1. "The Organ at St Swithins ...". St Swithins Church, Sproatley. http://www.spanglefish.com/stswithinschurchsproatley/organ.asp. Retrieved 6 November 2013. 
  2. National Heritage List 1366258: Church of Saint Swithin (Grade II listing)
  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 10.