Place:Grimston (near Tadcaster), West Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameGrimston (near Tadcaster)
Alt namesGrimston
TypeHamlet
Coordinates53.8661°N 1.2619°W
Located inWest Riding of Yorkshire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inNorth Yorkshire, England     (1974 - )
Yorkshire, England    
See alsoTadcaster Rural, West Riding of Yorkshire, Englandrural district of which it was a part 1894-1974
Selby District, North Yorkshire, Englandmunicipal district of which it has been a part since 1974
source: Family History Library Catalog


NOTE: There are at least five places in Yorkhsire named Grimston and this increases to ten when you include Grimstone, North Grimston, Grimston Grange, etc.

GENUKI identifies Grimston as a hamlet in the parish of Kirkby Wharfe, and the Wapentake of Barkston Ash, situated 1-1/2 miles south of Tadcaster, with a population of 62 (data from a gazetteer of the 1820s). Some information is provided about the gentry families.

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