Fisholme

Fisholme is a small area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that is situated between Brigham and Emmotland. The canal section of the Driffield Navigation leaves Frodingham Beck at this point. The name derives from Old English and means the water-meadow near where the fish were caught.

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West Beck

West Beck is the common name given to the upper section of the old River Hull, as it rises in the foothills of the Yorkshire Wolds. After reaching Frodingham Beck at Emmotland, it becomes called the River Hull. It is noteworthy for being the most northerly chalk stream in England. It provides fly fishing for wild brown trout and grayling.

Fishing Landmark

Emmotland

Emmotland is a small hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the civil parish of North Frodingham. The hamlet consists of two farms at the end of a small access road. West Beck joins the Driffield Navigation at Emmotland.

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Church End, East Riding of Yorkshire

Church End is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the village of North Frodingham on the B1249 road. It forms part of the civil parish of North Frodingham. The Grade II* listed church of St Elgin was restored in stages between 1877 and 1891 by Sir Tatton Sykes, 5th Baronet with the top part of the Perpendicular tower being designed by Temple Moor in 1892. It is on the Sykes Churches Trail devised by the East Yorkshire Churches Group.

Church Landmark

Brigham, East Riding of Yorkshire

Brigham is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Foston on the Wolds, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) south-east from Driffield, 15 miles (24 km) north of Hull city centre, and to the west of the B1249 road. In 1931 the parish had a population of 66. Brigham was formerly a township in the parish of Foston on the Wolds, from 1866 Brigham was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form Foston. The name Brigham derives from the Old English brycghām meaning 'bridge village'.

Bridge Landmark

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