Great Givendale Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:53.9737°N -0.7635°W
Official Name:Great Givendale
Civil Parish:Millington
Unitary England:East Riding of Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Lieutenancy England:East Riding of Yorkshire
Constituency Westminster:East Yorkshire
Post Town:YORK
Postcode District:YO42
Postcode Area:YO
Dial Code:01759
Os Grid Reference:SE812537
London Distance Mi:170
London Direction:S

Great Givendale is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3miles north of Pocklington.Great Givendale forms part of the civil parish of Millington.

The church, dedicated to Saint Ethelburgh, was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1967 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.

The Minster Way and Chalkland Way long-distance footpaths pass through the main street of the village.

There is also a scout camp located near the hamlet, which is a green field campsite.[1]

In 1823 Great Givendale was a village and civil parish, in the Wapentake of Harthill and the Liberty of St Peter's, that included the settlement of Little Givendale. The church was under the patronage of the Dean of York. Parish population at the time was 60, which included four farmers and a gentleman.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Givendale. Humberside Scouts. 6 March 2017.
  2. Book: Baines, Edward. Edward Baines (1774–1848)

    . Edward Baines (1774–1848). 1823. History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York. 210.