Great Givendale
Great Givendale is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) north of Pocklington.
| Great Givendale | |
|---|---|
  Great Givendale Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE812537 |
| • London | 170 mi (270 km) S |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | YORK |
| Postcode district | YO42 |
| Dialling code | 01759 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Great Givendale forms part of the civil parish of Millington.
The church, dedicated to Saint Ethelburgh, was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1967 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.[1]
The Minster Way and Chalkland Way long-distance footpaths pass through the main street of the village.
There is also a scout camp located near the hamlet, which is a green field campsite.[2]
In 1823 Great Givendale was a village and civil parish, in the Wapentake of Harthill and the Liberty of St Peter's, that included the settlement of Little Givendale. The church was under the patronage of the Dean of York. Parish population at the time was 60, which included four farmers and a gentleman.[3]
References
- Historic England. "Church of Saint Ethelburgh (1346278)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- "Givendale". Humberside Scouts. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- Baines, Edward (1823). History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York. p. 210.
- Gazetteer – A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 6.
External links
Media related to Great Givendale at Wikimedia Commons- Great Givendale in the Domesday Book