Sigglesthorne Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:53.8949°N -0.2431°W
Label Position:left
Official Name:Sigglesthorne
Population:404
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Civil Parish:Sigglesthorne
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:TA155457

Sigglesthorne is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3miles west of Hornsea on the A1035 road (formerly B1244) where it meets the B1243 road.

According to the 2011 UK census, Sigglesthorne parish had a population of 404, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 282.

The village has around 175 houses. There is also an ancient church dedicated to St. Lawrence that was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1966 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.There is also a Church of England school.

It is rumoured throughout the village that the settlement was given its name as a result of a Viking who lived there. This Viking leader was supposedly called Siggle/Siggul, and since hawthorne is the predominant type of hedge around the village, it was given the name "Siggul's thorne" → Sigglesthorne.

Hornsea Road in Sigglesthorne is now the home to a large garden centre named Hornsea Garden Centre.

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