Hempholme

Hempholme
Haverham Farm
Hempholme is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Hempholme
Hempholme
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceTA089504
• London165 mi (266 km) S
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Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDRIFFIELD
Postcode districtYO25
Dialling code01964
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53°56′18″N 0°20′30″W / 53.938391°N 0.341677°W / 53.938391; -0.341677

Hempholme is a hamlet in the civil parish of Brandesburton, in Holderness, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) north-east of Beverley town centre, and 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the Driffield Navigation.

History

The name Hempholme derives from the Old English hænep meaning 'hemp' and the Old Norse holmr meaning 'island'.

In 1823 Hempholme was in the civil parish of Leven, and the wapentake and liberty of Holderness. Population at the time was 93. Occupations at the time included six farmers, some of whom were yeomen, and a schoolmaster.

The reputed Manor of Hempholme, measuring 823 acres (333 ha), was Crown land from before 1750 until sold in 1866 for £22,875. It was leased out until 1835. From 1845 until 1865, Steward of the Manor of Hempholme was one of the sinecures used to effect resignation from the British House of Commons, similar to the current Steward of the Manor of Northstead.

Governance

The civil parish was in the Beverley and Holderness parliamentary constituency until the 2010 general election when it was transferred to the constituency of East Yorkshire. As a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was transferred to the new Bridlington and The Wolds parliamentary constituency from the 2024 general election.

Hempholme was formerly a township in the parish of Leven, in 1866 Hempholme became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Brandesburton. In 1931 the parish had a population of 69.

References

  1. ↑ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 217
  3. ↑ "Appendix 2(b)". Forty-fifth Report of the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues. Parliamentary papers. Vol. HC 1867 xix [410] 441. HMSO. 27 June 1867. p. 44.
  4. ↑ "Appendix, Part II(ii)(5)". Report from the Select Committee on House of Commons (Vacating of Seats). Parliamentary papers. Vol. HC 1894 xii (278). HMSO. 9 August 1894. p. 57.
  5. ↑ "Are you ready to vote in the next election?". East Riding News. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. April 2010. p. 3.
  6. ↑ Perrin, Louise (29 June 2023). "New parliamentary boundary proposal for Bridlington as East Yorkshire MP Sir Greg Knight announces he will step down at the next election". Scarborough News. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "History of Hempholme, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Relationships and changes Hempholme CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  9. ↑ "Population statistics Hempholme CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 May 2024.