Foggathorpe
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| Foggathorpe | |
  Foggathorpe shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire |
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| Population | 233 (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Foggathorpe |
| Unitary authority | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Ceremonial county | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SELBY |
| Postcode district | YO8 |
| Dialling code | 01757 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Haltemprice and Howden |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Foggathorpe is a village and civil parish on the A163 road in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The village is situated approximately 9 miles west of Selby and 8 miles east of Market Weighton.
The civil parish is formed by the villages of Foggathorpe and Laytham and the hamlets of Harlthorpe and Gribthorpe. According to the 2001 UK census, Foggathorpe parish had a population of 233.[1]
There are about 35 houses in the centre of the village,[2] a post office in Station Road,[3] a pub called the Black Swan, and a nearby Hoseasons Holiday Park at Yellowtop Country Park.[4]
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[edit] Transport
Foggathorpe used to have its own railway station, and the site of the dismantled railway track runs to the south of the village. The nearest train service is now about ten minutes' drive away at Howden station, from which one can travel to London Kings Cross. A bus service through Foggathorpe transports children to local schools.
[edit] History
Bulmer's History and Directory of East Yorkshire (1892)[5] describes Foggathorpe as a township containing 1,320 acres of land lying on the bank of the Foulness river. It was described as a small village with a population of 113 in 1881, rising to 131 in 1891. The village had a station (on the Selby and Market Weighton branch railway), and a Wesleyan chapel built in 1803 which was also used as a school for 41 children.
Bulmer states that the village was called Fulcathorpe in the Domesday Book and that it was given by William I to his standard-bearer, Gilbert Tison. Later the village belonged to the Aikroyds, one of whom was buried in the chancel of Bubwith church in 1673. The Aikroyds' old mansion was taken down in 1743, and a farmhouse erected on the site, though the mansion's moat remained.
[edit] Soil
Foggathorpe gives its name to the local soil which is dominated by poorly drained, clayey soils of the Foggathorpe series. Soils of both the Foggathorpe 1 Association and the Foggathorpe 2 Association are described as slowly permeable seasonally waterlogged stoneless clayey and fine loamy over clayey soils; the poor drainage and seasonal waterlogging creates conditions conducive to rapid surface runoff. The clay has its origins in glacial lakes.[6][7]
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Foggathorpe CP (Parish). Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
- ^ East Riding of Yorkshire Council (2005). Parish: Foggathorpe (pdf). Retrieved on 2006-10-03.
- ^ Post Office in Selby, North Yorkshire. townpages.com. Retrieved on 2006-08-20.
- ^ Hoseasons Group (2006). Yellowtop Country Park, Foggathorpe, York, Yorkshire. Hoseasons holiday parks and lodges. Retrieved on 2006-08-20.
- ^ Bulmer (1892). History and Directory of East Yorkshire. - viewed on internet document: Colin Hinson (2002). Bubwith Parish information from Bulmers' 1892. GENUKI. Retrieved on 2006-10-05.
- ^ S J King (Land Use Consultancy Services) (2003). Proposed Residential Development - Land to the west of Metcalfe Lane, Osbaldwick, York: Environmental Statement (pdf). Retrieved on 2006-10-04.
- ^ Environment Agency (2004 or later). Wansbeck and Blyth Catchment Flood Management Plan (pdf). Retrieved on 2006-10-04.
