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Harpham
Harpham est un village et une paroisse civile du Yorkshire de l'Est, en Angleterre. Il est situé dans le nord du comté, à 8 km environ au nord-est de la ville de Driffield. Au recensement de 2011, la paroisse de Harpham, qui inclut également les hameaux de Lowthorpe (en) et Ruston Parva (en), comptait 303 habitants.
1. Histoire
Harpham est traditionnellement considéré comme le lieu de naissance de Jean de Beverley, un évêque anglo-saxon mort en 721. L'église paroissiale du village lui est dédiée, et il a également donné son nom à une source réputée avoir des propriétés curatives. Le village est également associé à la famille St Quintin, dont plusieurs membres sont baronnets de Harpham (en) entre 1642 et 1795.
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Harpham
Harpham is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located just south of the A614 road, approximately 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Driffield and 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Bridlington.
The civil parish is formed by the village of Harpham and the hamlets of Lowthorpe and Ruston Parva. According to the 2011 UK census, Harpham parish had a population of 303, a decline on the 2001 UK census figure of 318.
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Lowthorpe railway station
Lowthorpe railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Lowthorpe on the Yorkshire Coast Line from Scarborough to Hull and was opened on 6 October 1846 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 5 January 1970.
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Lowthorpe
Lowthorpe is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Harpham, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) north-east of Driffield town centre and 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Bridlington town centre. In 1931 the parish had a population of 159. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Harpham.
It lies south-east of the A614 road and just north-west of the Yorkshire Coast railway line from Hull to Scarborough. Lowthorpe railway station served the village until it closed on 5 January 1970.
The name Lowthorpe derives from the Old Norse Lagiþorp or Logiþorp meaning 'Lagi's' or 'Logi's secondary settlement'.
The church dedicated to St Martin was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1966 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.
In 1823 Lowthorpe (then spelt 'Lowthorp'), was in the Wapentake of Dickering. The church and perpetual curacy was under the patronage of the St Quintin family. Population at the time was 149, with occupations including nine farmers, a linen manufacturer, a corn miller, and a rope maker. Residents included William Thomas St Quintin Esquire, of Lowthorp Hall, and a gentleman.
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Little Kelk
Little Kelk is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Kelk, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-west of Bridlington town centre.
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Burton Agnes
Burton Agnes is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the A614 road midway between Driffield and Bridlington.
Local landmarks include an Elizabethan manor house, Burton Agnes Hall, and a Norman manor house, Burton Agnes Manor House. Both buildings are recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England as Grade I listed. The church, dedicated to St Martin, was designated as Grade I listed in 1966.
The name Burton derives from the Old English burhtūn meaning 'settlement at the fort'. 'Agnes' derives from a local landowner from the 12th century, Agnes de Percy.
The civil parish is formed by the village of Burton Agnes and the hamlets of Gransmoor and Thornholme.
According to the 2011 UK Census, Burton Agnes parish had a population of 497, an increase of one over the 2001 UK Census figure.
From the mediaeval era until the 19th century Burton Agnes was part of Dickering Wapentake. Between 1894 and 1974 Burton Agnes was a part of the Bridlington Rural District, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Between 1974 and 1996 it was part of the Borough of North Wolds (later Borough of East Yorkshire, in the county of Humberside.
Burton Agnes holds an annual Scarecrow Festival during which the village is decorated with scarecrows. The festival began in 2004 and was devised by a group of children to raise money.
Burton Agnes primary school is on Rudston Road, also on which are playing fields, close to the cemetery. The playing fields are the base for football and cricket teams. There is a small bowls field near the football pitch. Bridlington Archery Club also uses the facility.
Burton Agnes railway station on the Yorkshire Coast Line from Hull to Scarborough served the village until it closed on 5 January 1970.
On 17 September 1947 a truck carrying German prisoners of war was in collision with a train at the Burton Agnes level crossing killing two British and ten German soldiers. On 23 December 2013 a plaque was unveiled at the site of the crash in remembrance those who died.