Place:Flinton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameFlinton
Alt namesFlentunsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 306
Flintonesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 306
TypeTownship, Civil parish
Coordinates53.801°N 0.135°W
Located inEast Riding of Yorkshire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inYorkshire, England    
See alsoHumbleton, East Riding of Yorkshire, Englandancient parish in which it was a township
Holderness Wapentake, East Riding of Yorkshire, Englandwapentake in which the parish was located
Skirlaugh Rural, East Riding of Yorkshire, Englandrural district in which it was located 1894-1935
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source: Family History Library Catalog


Name of parish FlintonImage:ERYHoldernessWapentake60.png
Type of place township, civil parish
Ancient parishHumbleton
WapentakeHolderness
First Rural District Skirlaugh Rural District (1894-1935)
Parish to which it transferred Humbleton
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Flinton is now a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Hull city centre and lies on the B1238 road. Flinton forms part of the civil parish of Humbleton.

In 1823 the village was in the Wapentake of Holderness. Population at the time was 125.

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Flinton was originally a township in the ecclesiastical parish of Humbleton in the Holderness Wapentake. Flinton was made a civil parish in 1866 and in 1894 it joined the Skirlaugh Rural District. In 1935 it ceased to be an independent civil parish and rejoined the parish of Humbleton.

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Holderness

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.
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