Hempholme

Hempholme
Hempholme
 Hempholme shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceTA089504
    London 165 mi (266 km)  S
Civil parishBrandesburton
Unitary authorityEast Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial countyEast Riding of Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town DRIFFIELD
Postcode district YO25
Dialling code 01964
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentEast Yorkshire[1]
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Coordinates: 53°56′18″N 0°20′30″W / 53.938391°N 0.341677°W / 53.938391; -0.341677

Hempholme is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) north-east of Beverley town centre, and 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the Driffield Navigation.

Haverham Farm, Hempholme

History

In 1823 Hempholme was in the civil parish of Leven, and the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. Population at the time was 93. Occupations at the time included six farmers, some of whom were yeomen, and a schoolmaster.[2]

Governance

Hempholme forms part of the civil parish of Brandesburton.

The civil parish was in the Beverley and Holderness parliamentary constituency until the 2010 general election when it was transferred to the constituency of East Yorkshire.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Are you ready to vote in the next election?". East Riding News (East Riding of Yorkshire Council): p. 3. April 2010.
  2. Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 217
  • Gazetteer – AZ of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 6. 


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