GENUKI: Hunmanby

The Ancient Parish of HUNMANBY

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"HUNMANBY, a parish in the wapentake of Dickering, 8 miles from Bridlington, 39 from York, and 207 from London, about midway between Scarbro' and Bridlington, is well built, and pleasantly situated, being surrounded by 6,000 acres of fertile land, and adorned by a considerable quantity of ornamental wood, chiefly growing on an elevated site, called the Castle Hill, where are still to be traced the foundations of an ancient fortress. Hunmanby had formerly a market, which was held on Tuesday, but it has long been discontinued." (There is further information for Hunmanby).

"BARTINDALE, in the parish of Hunmanby, and wapentake of Dickering; 2¾ miles SSE. of Hunmanby. Here was formerly a chapel to Hunmanby, when it was called Barkerdale."

"FORDON, in the parish of Hunmanby, and wapentake of Dickering; 3¼ miles WSW. of Hunmanby; a chapelry (see Churches for photograph) to the vicarage of Hunmanby.

In this chapel service is only performed twice a year, viz. on Good Friday, and on the feast of St. Stephen."

Cemeteries

Photographs of over 240 gravestones and plaques at All Saints Church Hunmanby, with linked surname index.
Photographs of over 200 gravestones in Hunmanby Cemetery with linked surname index..

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
- All Saints' Church, Hunmanby.
  - Internal view looking down the nave
  - The modern font
  - The old font
- St James' Church, Fordon (the smallest church in the East Riding).
  - Internal view looking down the nave
  - The font
- The Methodist Church, Hunmanby.
All Saints' Church used to have its own web-site - anyone know where it's gone?

Church History

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

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Hunmanby.

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 Pigot's 1829 Directory, Yorkshire section.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Pigot's 1834 Directory, Yorkshire section.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Bulmers Directory of 1892. of the East Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the The Scarborough Gazette of 1905,

Gazetteers

There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1829 Directory, Yorkshire section.
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 1914-18 and 1939-45 War Memorial opposite the church in Hunmanby.

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:
- (TA072756) Grange Farm (Hunmanby Grange)
- (TA138762) Hunmanby Gap
- (TA118770) Moor House
- (TA118782) Primrose Valley
- (TA110788) Royal Oak

Societies

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

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