GENUKI: Easington

The Ancient Parish of EASINGTON

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"EASINGTON, a parish in the wapentake and liberty of Holderness; 6 miles SE. of Patrington. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a very ancient, small Gothic structure (see Churches for photograph), of which the Archbishop of York is the patron, and the Rev. George Inman, perpetual curate. Population, 488."

"DIMLINGTON, a hamlet in the parish of Easington, wapentake and liberty of Holderness; 1 mile N. of Easington, 6 miles SE. of Patrington. -Pop. included with Easington."

"OUT NEWTON, in the parish of Easington, wapentake and liberty of Holderness; 2 miles NW. of Easington, 4 miles ESE. of Patrington. Population, 69."

Cemeteries

Photographs of over 190 gravestones in Easington Churchyard with a linked surname index.
Photographs of over 240 gravestones in Easington Cemetery with a linked surname index.

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- All Saints' Church, Easington (view 1).
- All Saints' Church, Easington (view 2).
  - Internal view looking down the nave
  - The font
- The Methodist Church, Easington, built in 1850.

Church History

Transcript of the entry for Easington in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Easington.
The List of Parish Priests in Easington church.

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the East Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the The Post Office Directory of the, East and North Ridings, 1857
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Bulmers Directory of 1892. of the East Riding.

Gazetteers

There is further information about this parish from the National Gazetteer 1868, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1835, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Bulmer's 1892 History and Directory of the East Riding.

Maps

For a detailed map of this parish see this parish boundaries map.
For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.

Memorial Inscriptions

The 1914-18 and 1939-45 Memorial Plaques in Easington Church.
The WWI Memorial Plaque in All Saints church.
The WWII Memorial Plaque in All Saints church.

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- East Yorkshire FHS

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