Gransmoor Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.0189°N -0.2847°W
Label Position:left
Official Name:Gransmoor
Civil Parish:Burton Agnes
Unitary England:East Riding of Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Lieutenancy England:East Riding of Yorkshire
Constituency Westminster:East Yorkshire
Post Town:DRIFFIELD
Postcode District:YO25
Postcode Area:YO
Dial Code:01262
Os Grid Reference:TA124594
London Distance Mi:170
London Direction:S
Static Image:Gransmoor.jpg
Static Image Caption:Entering Gransmoor

Gransmoor is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Burton Agnes, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6miles south-west of the town of Bridlington and 3miles south-east of the village of Burton Agnes. In 1931 the parish had a population of 83.[1]

In 1823 Gransmoor was in the parish of Burton Agnes and the Wapentake of Dickering. Population was 85, which included six farmers and a carrier who operated between the hamlet and Bridlington once weekly. By 1840 population was 93, again with six farmers. A chapel was built in 1839 by the owner of all 1100acres of hamlet land.[2] [3] Gransmoor was formerly a township in the parish of Burton-Agnes,[4] from 1866 Gransmoor was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Burton Agnes.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics Gransmoor Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 8 August 2023.
  2. [Edward Baines (1774–1848)|Baines, Edward]
  3. White, William (1840); History, Gazetteer and Directory of the East and North Ridings of Yorkshire, p. 379
  4. Web site: History of Gransmoor, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding. A Vision of Britain through Time. 8 August 2023.
  5. Web site: Relationships and changes Gransmoor Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 8 August 2023.