Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BARMSTON

BARMSTON, a parish in Bridlington district, E. R. Yorkshire; on the coast, 4 miles SE of Burton-Agnes r. station, and 6 S by W of Bridlington. Post Town, Lissettunder Hull. Acres, 2,336; of which 156 are water. Real property, £3,857. Pop., 206. Houses, 36. The manor belongs to Sir H. Boynton, Bart.; and the ancient mansion on it is now a farmhouse. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £1,065.* Patron, Sir H. Boynton, Bart. The church is perpendicular English, has a Norman porch-door, had once a chantry, and contains a circular font with cable moulding and a curious monument to Sir Martin de la Mare. Charities, £22.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Barmston CP/AP       Bridlington RegD/PLU       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Barmston

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