Gembling

Gembling
Gembling is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Gembling
Gembling
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceTA109570
• London170 mi (270 km) S
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDRIFFIELD
Postcode districtYO25
Dialling code01262
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°59′53″N 0°18′32″W / 53.997982°N 0.309010°W / 53.997982; -0.309010

Gembling is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Foston, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) south-west from the coastal resort of Bridlington and 2.5 miles (4 km) north from the village of North Frodingham. In 1931 the parish had a population of 80.[1]

History

In 1823 Gembling inhabitants numbered 87. Occupations included eight farmers and a carrier who operated between the hamlet and Hull on Thursdays and Foston on Fridays.[2]

Gembling was formerly a township in the parish of Foston-on-the-Wold,[3] from 1866 Gembling was a civil parish in its own right,[4] on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Beeford.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Population statistics Gembling Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ^ Baines, Edward; History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County of York (1823), p.210. ISBN 1230139141
  3. ^ "History of Gembling, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Relationships and changes Gembling Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Driffield Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  • Gazetteer – A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 6.


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