Foggathorpe
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 Foggathorpe village on the A163, April 2009 |
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 Foggathorpe
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| Foggathorpe shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Population | 313 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | SE755375 |
| • London | 160 mi (260 km) S |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SELBY |
| Postcode district | YO8 |
| Dialling code | 01757 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
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Foggathorpe is a village and civil parish on the A163 road in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The village is situated approximately 9 miles (14 km) east of Selby and 8 miles (13 km) west of Market Weighton.
The civil parish is formed by the villages of Foggathorpe and Laytham and the hamlets of Harlthorpe and Gribthorpe. According to the 2011 UK Census, Foggathorpe parish had a population of 313, an increase on the 2001 UK Census figure of 233.
There are about 35 houses in the centre of the village, a post office in Station Road, a public house called the Black Swan, a nearby Hoseasons Holiday Park at Yellowtop Country Park, and a boarding kennels and cattery on the A163 main road.
In 1823 Baine's Directory recorded Foggathorpe as in the parish of Bubwith and the Wapentake of Harthill. Population was 137, with occupations including three farmers, a blacksmith, a wheelwright, a grocer, and a shoemaker. A carrier operated between the village and York and Howden once a week. At the time parcels of land were let to labourers for 'cow-gates' which resulted in a reduction in poor rates.
In 1892 Bulmer's History and Directory of East Yorkshire describes Foggathorpe as "a township containing 1,320 acres (5.3 km2) of land lying on the bank of the Foulness river". It was described as a small village with a population of 113 in 1881, rising to 131 in 1891. The village had a station (on the Selby and Market Weighton branch railway), and a Wesleyan chapel built in 1803 which was also used as a school for 41 children. Bulmer states that the village is called "Fulcathorpe" in the Domesday Book and that it was given by William I to his standard-bearer, Gilbert Tison. Later the village belonged to the Aikroyds, one of whom was buried in the chancel of Bubwith church in 1673. The Aikroyds' old mansion was taken down in 1743, and a farmhouse erected on the site, though the mansion's moat remained.
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