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Coniston (Yorkshire de l'Est)
Coniston est une paroisse civile et un village du Yorkshire de l'Est, en Angleterre.
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Coniston, East Riding of Yorkshire
Coniston is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Hull city centre and less than 1 mile (1.6 km) north-east of the village of Ganstead. It lies on the A165 road.
The civil parish is formed by the village of Coniston and the hamlet of Thirtleby.
According to the 2011 UK Census, Coniston parish had a population of 319, an increase on the 2001 UK Census figure of 266.
The name Coniston derives from the Old Danish kunung meaning 'king' and the Old English tūn meaning 'settlement'.
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Swine railway station
Swine railway station was a railway station that served the village of Swine in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was on the Hull and Hornsea Railway.
It opened on 28 March 1864, and closed following the Beeching Report on 19 October 1964.
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Ganstead
Ganstead is a village in the civil parish of Bilton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Kingston upon Hull city centre.
It is divided into Ganstead East and Ganstead West by the A165 road which passes through the village.
Ganstead was formerly a township in the parish of Swine, in 1866 Ganstead became a civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Bilton. In 1931 the parish had a population of 105.
In 1823 Ganstead was in the parish of Swine and in the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. Population at the time was 61 and included four farmers and a corn miller.
The name Ganstead derives from the Old Norse Gagnistaðr meaning 'Gagni's place'.
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Swine, East Riding of Yorkshire
Swine is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Hull city centre, and 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Skirlaugh to the west of the A165 road.
The place-name 'Swine' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Swine. It appears as Suine in a charter of circa 1150. The name perhaps derives from the Old English swin meaning 'creek'.
In about 1625, Anne Gargill, an early Quaker writer was born here.
The civil parish of Swine consists of the village of Swine and the hamlet of Benningholme. According to the 2011 UK census, Swine parish had a population of 139, a decrease on the 2001 UK census figure of 143.
The Priory Church of St Mary the Virgin was designated a Grade I listed building in 1966 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.
Swine was served from 1864 to 1964 by Swine railway station on the Hull and Hornsea Railway.
Two miles south-west of the village are the earthwork remains of the medieval Swine Castle (left), which is a scheduled monument.
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Thirtleby
Thirtleby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Coniston, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) north-east of Hull city centre and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the village of Sproatley.
Thirtleby was formerly a township in the parish of Swine, in 1866 Thirtleby became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Coniston. In 1931 the parish had a population of 55.
The name Thirtleby derives from the Old Norse Thorkelbȳ meaning 'Thorkel's village'.