Painsthorpe

Painsthorpe
Painsthorpe Painsthorpe shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE814583
Civil parish	Kirby Underdale
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YORK
Postcode district	YO41
Dialling code	01759
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	East Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire

Coordinates: 54°00′52″N 0°45′29″W / 54.014381°N 0.758116°W / 54.014381; -0.758116

Painsthorpe is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Painsthorpe, looking west

It is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the village of Kirby Underdale, the area is remote - the nearest settlement of any size is the small town of Pocklington some 5 miles (8 km) to the south. It forms part of the civil parish of Kirby Underdale and was the site of Painsthorpe Abbey, an Anglican Benedictine monastery.

References

Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 9.

External links

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Painsthorpe in the Domesday Book

Ceremonial county of East Riding of Yorkshire

Yorkshire Portal

Unitary authorities	East Riding of Yorkshire Kingston upon Hull

Major settlements	Beverley Bridlington Brough Driffield Goole Hedon Hessle Hornsea Howden Kingston upon Hull Market Weighton Pocklington Snaith Withernsea See also: List of civil parishes in East Riding of Yorkshire

Rivers	Aike Beck Arram Beck Derwent Foulness Gypsey Race Hull Humber Ouse Trent Falls West Beck

Canals	Beverley Beck Driffield Navigation Leven Market Weighton Pocklington

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