In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Humbleton like this:
HUMBLETON, a township, a parish, and a sub-district in Skirlaugh district, E. R. Yorkshire. The township lies 3½ miles W of the sea coast, and 5 NE by N of Hedon r. station; and was originally called Humel's town. Acres, 1, 469. Real property, £1, 822. Pop., 138. Houses, 23.—The parish contains also the townships of Fitling, Danthorpe, Elstronwick, and Flinton; and its post town is Sproatley, under Hull. ...
Acres, 6, 017. Real property, £8, 672. Pop., 594. Houses, 110. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Lord Hotham. The living is a vicarage, united with the chapelry of Elstronwick, in the diocese of York. Value, £270.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is ancient; has a clerestoried nave and embattled tower; contains an altar piece, after Raphael; and was reported in 1859 as not good. A school has £20 a year from endowment; and other charities have £69.—The sub-district contains also another parish and parts of three others. Acres, 10, 782. Pop., 1, 438. Houses, 277.
Humbleton through time
Humbleton is now part of East Riding of Yorkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Riding of Yorkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Humbleton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Humbleton, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13033
Date accessed: 30th April 2024
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