Little Hatfield Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:53.8723°N -0.216°W
Label Position:left
Official Name:Little Hatfield
Civil Parish:Hatfield
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:01964
Os Grid Reference:TA173432
London Distance Mi:160
London Direction:S
Static Image Name:Little Hatfield.jpg
Static Image Caption:Little Hatfield

Little Hatfield is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Hatfield, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 3miles south-west of Hornsea town centre, and less than 1miles west of Great Hatfield.

Little Hatfield was formerly a township in the parish of Sigglesthorne,[1] in 1866 Little Hatfield became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Goxhill and Great Hatfield to form "Hatfield".[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 63.[3]

In 1823 Little Hatfield was in the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. Population at the time was 25, which included a farmer.[4]

Little Hatfield was served from 1864 to 1964 by Sigglesthorne railway station on the Hull and Hornsea Railway.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Little Hatfield, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding. A Vision of Britain through Time. 26 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Little Hatfield Tn/CP Yorkshire through time – Administrative history of Parish-level unit: hierarchies, boundaries . . University of Portsmouth & others . 11 January 2020 .
  3. Web site: Population statistics Little Hatfield CP/Tn through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 26 November 2023.
  4. [Edward Baines (1774–1848)|Baines, Edward]