Painsthorpe Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.0142°N -0.7583°W
Label Position:bottom
Official Name:Painsthorpe
Static Image:Painsthorpe.jpg
Static Image Caption:Painsthorpe, looking west
Civil Parish:Kirby Underdale
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:YO41
Postcode Area:YO
Dial Code:01759
Os Grid Reference:SE814583

Painsthorpe is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Location

It is located about 1miles east of the village of Kirby Underdale, the area is remote – the nearest settlement of any size is the small town of Pocklington some 5miles to the south. It forms part of the civil parish of Kirby Underdale and was the site of Painsthorpe Abbey, an Anglican Benedictine monastery.

References