In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described North Frodingham like this:
FRODINGHAM (North), a village and a parish in Driffield district, E. R. Yorkshire. The village stands near the river Hull, 4½ miles E of Hutton-Cranswick r. station, and 5½ SE by E of Great Driffield; was once a market-town; and has a post office under Driffield, and fairs on 10 July and 2 Oct. ...
The parish contains also the hamlet of Emmotland. Acres, 2, 880. Real property, £5, 333. Pop., 837. Houses, 194. The property is much subdivided. Some ancient timber has been dug from beneath the soil at Emmotland. The Old Hoo used to be navigated by flat-bottomed boats, to North Frodingham village; but is now dry. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £250.* Patron, the Rev. H. West. The church has a Norman door, and is not very good. There are three dissenting chapels, a national school, and charities £13.
North Frodingham through time
North Frodingham is now part of East Riding of Yorkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Riding of Yorkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about North Frodingham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of North Frodingham, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12630
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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