Ganstead

Ganstead
Ganstead
 Ganstead shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceTA148341
    London 160 mi (260 km)  S
Civil parishBilton
Unitary authorityEast Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial countyEast Riding of Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town HULL
Postcode district HU11
Dialling code 01482
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentBeverley and Holderness
List of places
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England
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Coordinates: 53°47′26″N 0°15′31″W / 53.790648°N 0.258609°W / 53.790648; -0.258609

Ganstead is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Hull city centre. It is divided into Ganstead East and Ganstead West by the A165 road which passes through the village.

Ganstead forms part of the civil parish of Bilton.

In 1823 Ganstead was in the parish of Swine and in the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. Population at the time was 61 and included four farmers and a corn miller.[1]

Swine Lane, Ganstead West

References

  1. Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 209
  • Gazetteer – AZ of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 6. 

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