Hide
Hornsea
hide
Hide
hide
Hide
Hide
The Ancient Parish of HORNSEA
[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"HORNSEA, a parish in the wapentake and liberty of Holderness; 12 miles from Beverley, 15 from Hedon, and 16 from Hull. There was formerly a market here weekly, but it has long been disused. The church is a large gothic structure (see Churches for photograph), dedicated to St Nicholas of which the King is the patron, and the Rev. Robert Croft vicar, the incumbent; there are likewise Calvinist and Methodist chapels, and a church school. Races are held here on a variable day between the 17th and 24th of July. Pop. with Burton 790Hornsea, formerly 13 or 14 miles distant from the sea, now little more than a quarter, is famous for its Mere or Lake, the only one in the county, except Malham and Semer water; it covers from 4 to 500 acres of land, and abounds in pike, perch, carp, eels, &c. The exclusive property of this lake, is vested in the family of Constable, of Wassand, by a royal grant, as parcel of the manor of East Greenwich, in Kent, and forms a striking and beautiful scene from the grounds of that mansion, being interspersed with several woody islands, and animated with water fowl. It is situated on the west side of the town, from which it is not distant more that 100 yards.
The town of Hornsea is situated in a valley, having rising grounds on the north and the south. It consists of four straggling streets, and a market place of considerable breadth. It has of late become a fashionable watering place, and in which there are four inns, forty lodging houses, let annually for the accommodation of visitors. The church was formerly noted for its lofty spire or broach, which, was a well-known sea mark, till about the beginning of the last century, when it was blown down by a hurricane. The sea has made rapid encroachments on this part of the coast within these few years past."
"HORNSEA BURTON, 3 or 4 farm houses in the parish of Hornsea, wapentake and liberty of Holderness; ¾ mile S. of Hornsea. Population included with Hornsea."
[Description(s) edited mainly from various 19th century sources by Colin Hinson. ©2010]
Hide
- Here is a short autobiography written by Gilbert Brighouse in 1928, a one time resident of Hornsea.
- Photographs of over 150 gravestones in Hornsea Churchyard with linked surname index.
- Photographs of over 1250 gravestones in Hornsea Cemetery with linked surname index.
- Photographs of over 1160 gravestones in Hornsea Edenfield Cemetery with linked surname index.
- The Charities plaques in St. Nicholas's Church, Hornsea.
- Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- Here is a photograph of St Nicholas' Church (circa 1950), Hornsea.
- and a modern photograph of St Nicholas' Church, Hornsea.
- Internal view looking down the nave
- The East Window
- The font
- The Methodist Church, Hornsea.
- The United Reformed Church, Hornsea. (The Church's website is here.)
- The Roman Catholic Church, Hornsea.
- The Old Congregational Chapel
- This chapel building in Southgate at the corner of King Street was the original Congregational Chapel built in 1808. It had connections with Fish Street Chapel in Hull and was built following a visit to Hornsea by Rev. George Lambert in 1798.
It was replaced by the 'new' Congregational Church, at the junction with Newbegin, New Road and Cliff Road, with the prominent clock spire which opened in 1874 (now a URC church, see above).
I believe it was used by other church groups after 1874, possibly the Band of Hope and an alternative Salvation Army type group run by our famous Rose Carr (carrier of Newbegin).(Kevin Dodson, 2002).
- This chapel building in Southgate at the corner of King Street was the original Congregational Chapel built in 1808. It had connections with Fish Street Chapel in Hull and was built following a visit to Hornsea by Rev. George Lambert in 1798.
- The former Primitive Methodist Chapel, Hornsea.
- The original Congregational Chapel, Hornsea.
- Transcript of the entry for Hornsea in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
- A transcript of Hornsea Skipsea Congregational Church History
- The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Hornsea.
- The List of Rectors and Vicars in Hornsea church.
- Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the East Riding.
- Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Pigot's 1829 Directory, Yorkshire section.
- Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Pigot's 1834 Directory, Yorkshire section.
- Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Bulmers Directory of 1892. of the East Riding.
- There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1829 Directory, Yorkshire section.
- There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1834 Directory, Yorkshire section.
- There is further information about this parish from the National Gazetteer 1868, Yorkshire extracts.
- There is further information about this parish from the Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1835, Yorkshire extracts.
- There is further information about this parish from the Stephen Whatley's Gazetteer 1750, Yorkshire extracts.
- There is further information about this parish from the Bulmer's 1892 History and Directory of the East Riding.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Hornsea to another place.
- For a detailed map of this parish see this parish boundaries map.
- For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
- For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
- Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TA206479 (Lat/Lon: 53.913221, -0.165431), Hornsea which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- The Roll of Honour in The Methodist Church, Hornsea.
- The 1939-45 War Memorial at Hornsea.
- The New War Memorial at Hornsea.
- The following places are within the boundaries of this (ancient) parish, but I have no further information on them other than the Ordnance Survey Landranger Grid reference shown:
- (TA205466) Hornsea Burton
- This parish is covered by the following Society:
- The 1834 Electoral Roll for this parish