GENUKI: Humbleton

The Ancient Parish of HUMBLETON

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"HUMBLETON, a parish in the wapentake and liberty of Holderness, 5 miles NE. of Hedon. The parish church is dedicated to St. Peter (see Churches for photograph), and the living is in the gift of the King. There is here a public school, endowed by Francis Heron, for the education of the poor children of the parish, the present salary allowed for teaching them is £21. annually. This parish is known as the birthplace of the late Admiral John Storr. Population, 136."

Information on the following places in this Parish is contained on a supplementary page.

Danthorpe
Elstronwick
Fitling
Flinton
Grange House
Longbrough Lane House
Moor House

Cemeteries

Photographs of over 200 gravestones in Humbleton Churchyard with linked surname index.
Photographs of over 120 gravestones in Elstronwick Churchyard with linked surname index.

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
- St. Peter's Church, Humbleton. (The Church's website is here.)
  - Internal view looking down the nave
  - The newer font
  - The old font
- The Ex Methodist Chapel, Humbleton, now a private dwelling.
- St. Lawrence's Church, Elstronwick.
- The Methodist Church, Elstronwick, founded 1863.

Church History

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

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Humbleton.
The List of Vicars in St. Peter's Church, Humbleton.

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 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 World War I Memorial Plaque in St. Peter's Church, Humbleton.

Societies

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

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