Gransmoor

Gransmoor
Gransmoor
Gransmoor shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference TA124594
• London 170 mi (270 km) S
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DRIFFIELD
Postcode district YO25
Dialling code 01262
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament

Gransmoor is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) south-west of the town of Bridlington and 3 miles (5 km) south-east of the village of Burton Agnes.

Entering Gransmoor

Gransmoor forms part of the civil parish of Burton Agnes.

In 1823 Gransmoor was in the parish of Burton Agnes and the Wapentake of Dickering. Population was 85, which included six farmers and a carrier who operated between the hamlet and Bridlington once weekly. By 1840 population was 93, again with six farmers. A chapel was built in 1839 by the owner of all 1,100 acres (4.5 km2) of hamlet land.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 211
  2. ↑ White, William (1840); History, Gazetteer and Directory of the East and North Ridings of Yorkshire, p. 379
  • Gazetteer – A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 6. 


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