Lund, East Riding of Yorkshire

Lund
Lund
Lund shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population 308 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference SE970480
 London 165 mi (266 km) S
Civil parish
  • Lund
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DRIFFIELD
Postcode district YO25
Dialling code 01377
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament

Lund is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) north-west of Beverley town centre, 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Driffield town centre, and to the east of the B1248 road.

All Saints' Church, Lund

According to the 2011 UK census, Lund parish had a population of 308,[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 289.[2]

The parish church of All Saints is a Grade II* listed building.[3]

In 1823 Lund was in the Wapentake of Harthill. In the market place the remains of a market cross was used as a focus to sell goods every Thursday in Lent. The parishioners had erected a public school for an unlimited number of children. Population at the time was 357. Occupations included fifteen farmers, one of whom was in occupation of the seat of a local notable family. There were three shoemakers, three shopkeepers, two tailors, a parish clerk and a parish constable, a schoolmaster, a workhouse governess, a blacksmith, a bricklayer, a saddler, a butcher, and the landlords of The Plough, and The Lord Wellington public house. Three carriers operated between the village and Beverley and Market Weighton twice weekly.[4]

John Fancy, the Second World War airman and escapee from German captivity was born in the village.[5]

Location sequences for the village of "Hinton St. John" in the film Lease of Life (1954) were filmed in Lund.

References

  1. 1 2 "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics: Area: Lund CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  2. "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Lund CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
  3. Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1103410)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  4. Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 364
  5. "John Fancy". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  • Gazetteer AZ of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 8. 


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