Place:Danthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Name	Danthorpe
Alt names	Danetorp	source: Domesday Book (1985) p 306
Type	Township, Civil parish
Coordinates	53.767°N 0.101°W
Located in	East Riding of Yorkshire, England ( - 1974)
Also located in	Yorkshire, England ( - 1974)
See also	Humbleton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England	ancient parish of which it was a part
	Holderness Wapentake, East Riding of Yorkshire, England	wapentake in which the parish was located
	Skirlaugh Rural, East Riding of Yorkshire, England	rural district in which it was located 1894-1935
	Elstronwick, East Riding of Yorkshire, England	civil parish into which it was transferred in 1935

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source: Family History Library Catalog

Name of parish	Danthorpe
Type of place	township, civil parish
Ancient parish	Humbleton
Wapentake	Holderness
First Rural District	Skirlaugh Rural District (1894-1935)
Parish to which it transferred	Elstronwick
:the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia Danthorpe is now a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of the town of Hedon and 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Burton Pidsea. Since 1935 Danthorpe has formed part of the civil parish of Elstronwick. end of Wikipedia contribution Danthorpe was originally a township in the ecclesiastical parish of Humbletonin the Holderness Wapentake. It was made a civil parish in 1866 and in 1894 it joined the Skirlaugh Rural District.

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This is an area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, on the east coast of England. An area of rich agricultural land, Holderness was marshland until it was drained in the Middle Ages. Topographically, Holderness has more in common with the Netherlands than other parts of Yorkshire. To the north and west are the Yorkshire Wolds. The Prime Meridian passes through Holderness just to the east of Patrington.

From 1974 to 1996 Holderness lay within the Borough of Holderness in the short-lived county of Humberside. Holderness was the name of an ancient administrative area called a wapentake until the 19th century, when its functions were replaced by other local government bodies, particularly after the 1888 Local Government Act and the 1894 Local Government Act. The city of Kingston upon Hull lies in the southwest corner of Holderness and the town of Bridlington borders the northeast, but both are usually considered to be outside Holderness. The main towns include Beverley, Withernsea, Hornsea and Hedon. The Holderness Coast stretches from Flamborough Head to Spurn Head.
(Source: Wikipedia)