GENUKI: Flamborough

The Ancient Parish of FLAMBOROUGH

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"FLAMBOROUGH, a parish in the wapentake of Dickering; 4½ miles NE. of Bridlington, and 21 SE. of Scarborough. A very ancient station, formerly of some note, but at present merely a fishing village, situated in the centre of the promontory. The population of Flamborough amounts to 917, of which number, the fishermen and their families constitute at least one half. In addition to the church of St. Oswald mentioned above (see Churches for photograph), there are here a Methodist chapel, and a chapel for the Primitive Methodists." (There is further information for Flamborough).

Cemeteries

Photographs of over 1,000 gravestones and plaques at Flamborough with linked surname index.

Census

Martin Cross has transcribed the 1901 Census "strays" for Flamborough. There are over 200 names in his list.

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Oswald's Church, Flamborough.
  - Internal view looking down the nave
  - The font
- The Methodist Church, Flamborough. (The Church's website is here.)

Church History

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

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Flamborough.
The List of Vicars at Flamborough in St. Oswald's Church.

Description and Travel

Here are photographs of the Flamborough area:
- North Landing, Flamborough Head (view 1).
- North Landing, Flamborough Head (view 2).
- The (new) Lighthouse, Flamborough.
- The Foghorn Station, Flamborough.
- Selwick Bay, Flamborough.
A Flamborough Crab Fisherman at North Landing in the 1940s.

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 Bulmers Directory of 1892. of the East Riding.

Gazetteers

There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1834 Directory, Yorkshire section.
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 Stephen Whatley's Gazetteer 1750, 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 Flamborough book of Service, 1939-1945 in St. Oswald's, Flamborough.
The Flamborough book of Service, Introduction.
The Flamborough book of Service, The R.A.F.
The Flamborough book of Service, RN Auxiliary and the WRNS.
The Flamborough book of Service, The Army and A.T.S.
The Flamborough book of Service, Addenda.
The Flamborough book of Service, Fire Guards.
The Flamborough book of Service, Coastguards.
The Flamborough book of Service, Royal Observer Corps.
The Flamborough book of Service, R.N.L.I.
The Flamborough book of Service, Civil Defence.
The Flamborough book of Service, The St John Ambulance Brigade.
The Flamborough book of Service, National Fire Service.
The Memorial Flamborough village for the men who died in two cobles off Flamborough Head 1909.
The Memorial in Flamborough village for the men who on the Carol Sandra and the North Wind III in 1984.
The World War I and II Memorial in front of the castle at Flamborough.

Monumental Inscriptions

Photgraphs of over 1,000 gravestones and plaques at Flamborough.

Names, Geographical

The following places are within the boundaries of this (ancient) parish, but I have no further information on them other than the Ordnance Survey Landranger Grid reference shown:
- (TA231693) South Landing
- (TA223710) The Grange (was Grange Farm)

Occupations

Pam Smith has supplied an article on "The Climmers" or Egg Gatherers of the cliffs of Filey, Speeton, Bempton and Flamborough.

Societies

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

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