Sigglesthorne

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Sigglesthorne is a small village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located at 53.895° N 0.243° W approximately 3 miles west of Hornsea, and has around 175 houses. There is also a church (St. Lawrence's Church) and a primary school.

It is rumoured throughout the village that the settlement was given its name as a result of a Viking who lived there. This viking leader was supposedly called Siggle/Siggul, and since hawthorne is the predominant type of hedge around the village, it was given the name "Siggul's thorne" → Sigglesthorne.