- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Bessingby is a village now back in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England after a sojourn in the short-lived county of Humberside. It lies just southeast of the A614 road, approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Bridlington. The village (and its parish) forms part of Bridlington civil parish.
For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Bessingby.
Bessingby was originally an ancient parish in Dickering Wapentake in the East Riding of Yorkshire. In 1866 the status of civil parish was introduced and this was taken on by most ancient parishes and also by their subsidiary townships if they were of any size at all. In 1866 Bessingby, which had no townships, became a civil parish. In 1894 it became part of the Bridlington Rural District of the East Riding. In 1935 the parish was abolished and absorbed into Bridlington with a small area going to Carnaby.
Research Tips
- GENUKI on Bessingby.
- A Vision of Britain through Time on Bessingby.
- The FamilySearch wiki on the ecclesiastical parish of Bessingby provides a list of useful resources for the local area.
- A Vision of Britain through Time provides links to three maps of the East Riding, produced by the United Kingdom Ordnance Survey, illustrating the boundaries between the civil parishes and the rural districts at various dates. These maps all expand to a scale that will illustrate small villages and large farms or estates.
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- For a discussion of where to find Archive Offices in Yorkshire, see GENUKI.
- Yorkshire has a large number of family history and genealogical societies. A list of the societies will be found on the Yorkshire, England page.
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