Catfoss

Catfoss
Catfoss is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Catfoss
Catfoss
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceTA139482
• London165 mi (266 km) S
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHULL
Postcode districtHU11
Dialling code01964
PoliceHumberside
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AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
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53°55′05″N 0°16′01″W / 53.917966°N 0.267020°W / 53.917966; -0.267020

Catfoss is a hamlet in the civil parish of Seaton, in Holderness, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) west of the town of Hornsea. The hamlet is mentioned in the Domesday Book as having ten villagers, six ploughlands, and meadows covering 24 acres (9.7 ha). the name derives from two elements; the first is a personal name (Catta) and the second is a common word for a stream or watercourse in Northern England (Foss). Catfoss Lane, between Catfoss and Brandesburton, is the location of the former RAF Catfoss, an airfield which is now home to a variety of businesses.

Light industry at Catfoss Lane

Governance

It is represented at Westminster as part of the Bridlington and The Wolds constituency.

Catfoss was formerly a township in the parish of Sigglesthorne, in 1866 Catfoss became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Seaton. In 1931 the parish had a population of 197.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Delve, Ken (2006). The Military Airfields of Britain: Northern England. Marlborough: Crowood. p. 74. ISBN 1-86126-809-2.
  2. ↑ "Catfoss [Hall] | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 90. OCLC 1228215388.
  4. ↑ Delve, Ken (2006). The Military Airfields of Britain: Northern England. Marlborough: Crowood. p. 77. ISBN 1-86126-809-2.
  5. ↑ "Election Maps". ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2023. On the left of the screen is the "Boundary" tab; click this and activate either civil parishes or Westminster Constituencies (or both), however, only two functions can be active at any one time.
  6. ↑ "History of Catfoss, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "Relationships and changes Catfoss CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Population statistics Catfoss CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 4.