Brantingham
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Brantingham is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England about two miles north of Brough, and twelve miles west of Kingston upon Hull. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 410. It has one pub, a post office (last post collection at 4pm) and a duckpond.
The pub is called THE TRITON INN and was formerly a coaching inn on the road west from Hull - Brantingham then being an important staging post on the road between Welton (the Green Dragon) and South Cave) the Fox & Coney. At that time the present Triton Inn was called The Tiger inn and had a wheelwrights and an agricultural engineer (a Mr Watson) in the yard at the front. The pub changed its name to become the Wounded Tiger in the 1850s, but then in the 1860sd was renamed The Triton, after part of the family crest of the Sykes family, who bought nearby Brantinghamthorpe Hall. They owned the pub as well as another Triton inn on their Sledmere estate just north of Driffield (also in East Yorkshire). The pub has been called The Triton Inn ever since.
The original pub building still stands - a lovely old stone building, which now houses the bar and loungte as well as the manager's accommodation. To the side of the pub is a 1970s built extension containing a dining room plus a restaurant and kitchen complex. The pub is well known for its fine dining as well as pub grub and has one of the largest car parks in the area. A popular location for wedding receptions and christening celebrations, it also has extensive gardens adjoining and children's playground so is a magnet for families, especially when the weather is fine. New owners in 2006 are Paul and Anne and their family.
In the 1950s the village gave its name to HMS Brantingham, a Ham class minesweeper. Brantingham is on the major 155 bus route between Hull and South Cave / Goole / Howden, and is the last village west within the Hull telephones area. The village has several beatufiul old houses of note - Brantingham Hall and Brantingham House for example, which overlook the duck pond in the centre of the village.
Because Brantingham is situated on the western flank, of the southern end of the Yorkshire Wolds, its surrounding area has a somewhat different character depending whether you head east or west. Heading west is incredibly flat, as it heads across the Vale of York. If you head west you enter the hills of the Yorkshire Wolds. In this respect, Brantingham is possibly best know locally for Spout Hill. This hill is so named after the old water spout that is located at the bottom. The road from this Spout leads steeply upwards, gainning 100m or so in height. This affords some good views westerly across the Vale of York. The road then degrades to a bridleway leading to Riplingham, Elloughton and Welton. Two thirds of the way up Spout Hill is another path that leads south, through the woods to Elloughton. The paths around and from Spout Hill are popular with walkers and runners. The climb of Spout hill and its following bridleway are also popular with cyclists.
