Wansford, East Riding of Yorkshire

Wansford
Wansford
	Chapel Lane
	Wansford Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	TA062564
Civil parish	Skerne and Wansford;
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire;
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DRIFFIELD
Postcode district	YO25
Dialling code	01377
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	East Yorkshire;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°59′35″N 0°22′53″W / 53.993089°N 0.381286°W

Wansford is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Skerne and Wansford, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the B1249 road and just to the north of the River Hull and the Driffield Canal. It is approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) south-east of Driffield and 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of North Frodingham.

The church of St Mary the Virgin, Wansford was built in 1866–68 to designs by G.E. Street. It is on the Sykes Churches Trail devised by the East Yorkshire Churches Group.^[1] The church was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1966 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.^[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 142.^[3]

Governance[edit]

Wansford was formerly a township in the parish of Nafferton,^[4] in 1866 Wansford became a civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Skerne.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Sykes Churches Trail Southern Route". Beverley, East Yorkshire: East Yorkshire Historic Churches Group.
^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary the Virgin (1162211)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
^ "Population statistics Wansford Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
^ "History of Wansford, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
^ "Relationships and changes Wansford Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 11.

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[1] "Sykes Churches Trail Southern Route". Beverley, East Yorkshire: East Yorkshire Historic Churches Group.

[2] Historic England. "Church of St Mary the Virgin (1162211)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2013.

[3] "Population statistics Wansford Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

[4] "History of Wansford, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

[5] "Relationships and changes Wansford Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

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v t e Ceremonial county of East Riding of Yorkshire
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Unitary authorities	East Riding of Yorkshire Kingston upon Hull
Major settlements (cities in italics)	Beverley Bridlington Brough Cottingham Driffield Goole Hedon Hessle Hornsea Howden Kingston upon Hull Market Weighton Pocklington Snaith Withernsea See also: List of civil parishes in East Riding of Yorkshire
Rivers	Aike Beck Arram Beck Derwent Foulness Gypsey Race Hedon Haven Hull Humber Ouse Trent Falls West Beck
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