Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.7906°N -0.2586°W |
Label Position: | top |
Official Name: | Ganstead |
Civil Parish: | Bilton |
Unitary England: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Lieutenancy England: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Constituency Westminster: | Beverley and Holderness |
Post Town: | HULL |
Postcode District: | HU11 |
Postcode Area: | HU |
Dial Code: | 01482 |
Os Grid Reference: | TA148341 |
London Distance Mi: | 160 |
London Direction: | S |
Static Image: | Swine Lane Ganstead.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Swine Lane, Ganstead West |
Ganstead is a village in the civil parish of Bilton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 5miles north-east of Kingston upon Hull city centre.It is divided into Ganstead East and Ganstead West by the A165 road which passes through the village.
Ganstead was formerly a township in the parish of Swine,[1] in 1866 Ganstead became a civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Bilton.[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 105.[3]
In 1823 Ganstead was in the parish of Swine and in the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. Population at the time was 61 and included four farmers and a corn miller.[4]