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Clark John

Smith Robert

Hatfield Peter

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Crisp John, schoolmaster
Marshall Elizabeth, blacksmith

Ransom Wm. joiner and carpenter, & Johnson Jobn

parish clerk Thrustle Thos. vict. Anchor Wilkinson Wm. butcher

Carriers.-John Burn and John Whitby, to Hull every Tu. and Fri. to the Bonny Boat, Trinity House In. dep. 7 evg. ret 7 morn.

ELLERBY, in the parish of Swine, wap. and liberty of Holderness; 6 miles N. of Hedon. Pop. with Dowthorp, Langthorp, & Owbrough, 233.

Barchard Ralph, vict. Board
Batty Wm. blacksmith
Blashell Stephen, shoemaker
Garton John, yeoman
Metcalfe Wm. wheelwright
Whitaker Thos, farmer, Dowthorp

Farmers,

Biglin Wm.
Carlin John

Dunn Peter
Spetch Joseph
Thompson Wm.

ELLERKER, in the parish of Brantingham, wap. of Howdenshire; 1 mile S. of South Cave. Pop. 249. Arton John, yeoman

Champney Richard, gent. Hodgson Dennis, yeoman Leason Thomas, gent. Levitt John, yeoman

Simpson Rev. James, A. M. curate

Farmers,

Robinson Thos.

Boynton Richard Rudd Charles

Pashley Thos.

Reed Elizabeth

Ridsdale Joseph,

Ellerker Sands

Thompson Thos.

Couthwold

Bell Thos. corn miller
Dodds Wm. shopkeeper
Haldenby-Richard, tailor
Milson Thos, shoemaker
Wressel Thos. carpenter

Carrier. Thomas Nicholson, to
Hull and Wilton every Tu.

ELLERTON, (P.) in the wap. of Harthill; 9 mls. SW. of Pocklington. Here was formerly a Priory of Canons of the Sempringham Order, founded by William Fitz Peter, before the year 1212, which continued to flourish until the 11th of December, 1536; when this priory was surrendered, by John Golding, the prior. Here is a chapel dedicated to St. Mary, of which John Bethell, Esq, is patron; there is also a Methodist cha

pel. Population, 318.
Brown Robert, gentleman
Wilkinson Rev. John, vicar

Farmers, Boast Wm.
Blanchard James Brown Robert

Richardson Wm. Watson John

Brown John, corn miller
Carr John, tailor
Lee Sarab, shopkeeper
Wilkinson Wm. schoolmaster
Young John, shoemkr. & vict. Board
Carrier.-John Haslewood, to York
every Sat. dep. at 4 m. ret. at 8 evg.
ELLOUGHTON, (P.) in the wap.
of Harthill, a part in the liberty of St.
Peter's; 3 miles SE. of South Cave.
The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is
a very ancient Gothic structure, of
which the prebendary of Wetwang, in
York Chathedral, is the patron, and the
Rev. John Overton, jun. the vicar;
here are likewise a Calvinist and a
Methodist chapel. Population, with
Brough, 383.

Carlill Mrs. Mary, gentlewoman
Carr Thomas, yeoman
Prescott Wm. yeoman
Thompson Rev. Joseph, curate
Wilkinson James, yeoman

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Beaulah Thomas, blacksmith
Dixon Geo. shoemaker

Fleming James, schoolmaster
Scaife Robert, bricklayer

Carriers.-Wm. Carlill, Thomas
Easingwood, and Robt. Taylor, to
Hull every Tu. and Fri.

ELSTERNWICK, in the parish of Humbleton, wap. and liberty of Holderness; 5 miles NE. of Hedon. In this hamlet there

is a small Chapel of Ease, apparently of great

antiquity, of which the Rev. John Dixon is
incumbent; also a Free School with a small
endowment. Pop. 154.
Bell Robert, gentleman
Bell John, gentleman

Farmers,

Close John
Hardbattle John

Warriner Rhd. Wheldale Thos.

Wheelwrights, Norrison Peter Turner Charles

Marshall Wm.
Smith John
England Wm. vict. Crown & Anchor
Pool Jane, teacher of the Free School
Turner John, shoemaker
Webster Richard, blacksmith
Whitening Robert, foreman

Carrier, Wm. Woodhouse, to Hull

every Tuesday.

ELVINGTON, (P.) in the wap. of Ouse and Derwent; 7 miles ESE. of York. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was built in the year 1801, by the Rev. A. Cheap, L. L. B. rector, and is a neat building, of which the king is the patron. Here are likewise a Methodist chapel and a Subscription school, to the master of which 202. per annum is paid for the instruction of twenty poor boys. Pop. 405.

Cheap Mrs. Mary, gentlewoman
Empson Amaziah, Esq. Manor house
Gillmore Thos. surgeon & apothecary
Green Rev. Wm. curate, (bdg. schl.)
Mather Dr. Alex. Brinkworth

Spence John, gentleman
Spence Robert, yeoman

Blacksmiths,

Raney Henry

Linfoot Thomas

Morley John

Routledge Thos. Spence Henry

(& whitesmith)

Carpenters,

Smales Samuel
Taylor Wm.

Farmers,
Barton Matthew
Bond George
Bowman Mary

Ramsay
Tate Wm.

Walker Wm.

Wright Thomas
Gardeners,
Appleton Anthony

Routledge Wm.
Shopkeepers,
Duckett Wm.

Thornton Wm.

Bowman Wm.

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(and brewer)

Tailors,

Johnson Wm.

Ergham, in the parish of Atwicke, wap. and liberty of Holderness; 3 miles NW. of Hornsea.

ESCRICK, (P.) in the wap. of Ouse and Derwent; 6 miles S. of York. Here is a handsome modern church dedicated to St. Helen, of which Henry Gale, Esq. is the patron, built about forty-five years ago, by the late Beilby Thompson, Esq. (upon the site of the old church). This was anciently the seat of Sir Thomas Knivet, one of the

gentlemen of the bed-chamber to King James I. who, on the 5th of November, in

the year 1605, was sent, along with some
other persons, to search the vaults under the
house of Lords, where they discovered 36
barrels of gunpowder, and thereby prevented
the perpetration of a deed not to be equalled
in the annals of treachery and treason. Po-
pulation 548.

Thompson Beilby, Esq. Hall
Gale Rev. Henry, rector
Boswell William, steward

Blacksmiths,
Hustwick Geo.
Nicholson Wm.
Carpenters,

Gell Joseph
I'Anson John
Lister Michael

Farmers,
Barton George
Blanchard Geo.
Eagle Wm.

Cross John, schoolmaster
Galbress John, butcher
Lorimah Peter, shoemaker and vict. Ellis E. and Son

Bay Horse
Lotherington Thomas, bricklayer
Pearson James, shoemaker

EMMOTLAND, in the parish of
Frodingham, wap. and liberty of
Holderness; 2 miles SE. of Driffield.
Pop. included with N. Frodingham.
Harrison Jonathan, farmer
Harrison Richard, farmer

EMSWELL, in the parish of Great
Driffield, and wap. of Harthill; 2 mls.
W. of Driffield. Pop. with Kelley-

thorpe, 93.

Lees Wm. Greets
Farmers,
Blakestone Math. Spencer Richard
Holtby Richard

ENTHORPE, in the parish of Lund,
and wap. of Harthill; 4 miles NE. of
Market-Weighton.
Wilson John, farmer

EPPLEWITH, in the parish of Skidby, and wap. of Harthill; 4 miles S. of Beverley.

Holland Manklin, yeom an
Jackson Thomas, farmer

Elstone John, (&
bricklayer)
Fairweather Chris.
(& corn dealer)
Gilbertson Betty
Gray Wm.
Harper Richard
Hield E. and G.
Moody Robert

Bull

Reaston Wm.
Robinson John
Rooke John
Rudd Thomas
Shepherd Wm.
Smith Wm.
Spencer Thomas
Stephenson Len.
Strangeway John
Taylor Jonathan
Thompson Henry
Walker Josias
Shoemakers,

Emmerson John,
(& shopkeeper)
Haw William
Tailors,

Eagle Thomas
Leake John
Pearson Benj.

Brown John, butcher & vict. Spotted
Fairweather John, corn miller & baker
Wilkinson Richard, schoolmaster

Carriers-Robert Davison to York every Wed. and Sat. dep. 9 mg. and ret. in the evening

Coaches-between York & Selby pass daily.

ESKE, in the parish of St. John's, Beverley, wap. and liberty of Holderness; 4 miles NE. of Beverley. Population 18. Wilson John, farmer

ETHERDWICKE, in the parish of Aldbrough, wap. and liberty of Hol

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Barran John, carpenter & wheelwright Cole James, boot and shoe maker Cooper Thos. vict. Light Dragoon

Goodricke Christopher, schoolmaster

and parish clerk
Heward Richard, tailor
Rountree Geo. corn miller
Stainton Elizabeth, shopkeeper
Wardell Robert, shopkeeper

Carriers-Robert Towers & Thos. Whitby, to Beverley every Sat.

EVERINGHAM, (P.) in the wap.

of Harthill; 5 miles W. of MarketWeighton. There is here a neat modern built church, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Rev. Wm. Alderson rector and patron; there is - also a Roman Catholic chapel. Po-pulation 271.

Alderson Rev. Wm.rector
Maxwell Mrs. Constable, Hall
Farmers, Rowe Wm.

Braithwaite Rhd. Rudd John
Clark Richard

Dean Thomas

Smith John Templeton Edw.

Easingwood Thos. Thomas Henry Kempley Henry Whipp Wm. (and

Kempley Thos. Plurit James

farrier)

Atkinson Robert, carpenter
Beetleson Thos. shopkeeper
Gosford Wm. steward for Wm. Con-

stable Maxwell, miner
Johnson John, tailor and vict. Ship
Johnson Wm. schoolmaster
Norwood Francis, shoemaker
Pexton Thos. blacksmith & parish clerk

EVERTHORPE, in the parish of North Cave, and wap. of Hartbill; 2 miles WNW. of South Cave. Popuation, with Drewton, 177.

Stather John

Farmers,
Harrison Wm. Thomas George
Lee Thomas, corn miller
Pearson James, vict. Duke of York

Fairholme, in the parish of Swine, wap. and liberty of Holderness; 7 miles NW. of Hedon.

FANGFOSS-WITH-Spittle, (P.)

in the wap. of Harthill; 4 miles NW. of Pocklington. Here is a chapel, now in charge to the vicar of Barmby-uponthe-Moor, of which the Dean of York is the patron. Pop. 154. Overend Cholmley, Esq. Fangfoss hall Addison Rev. James, perpetual curate

Farmers, &c.

Arnott Wm. Catton Thomas,

Green Ralph Hodgson John Leuty Matthew Norton William Quarton John Stephenson John Stillingfleet John

Spittle
Catton Robert

Fawcett John
Fawcett Thos.

Harrison John, schoolmaster

Harrison Wm. shopkeeper, Spittle Kitchingman Wm. shoemaker Robinson Thos. carpenter and vict. Carpenter's Arms

FAXFLEET, in the parish of South Cave, wap. of Harthill, and liberty of St. Peter's; 6 miles SW. of South Cave. Pop. 163.

Scholfield John, gent. Hall

Scholfield Wm. farmer, North hall
Bird Wm. brick and tile maker
Hairsine James, farmer
Latham Edward, farmer, Grange
Seaton John, yeoman
Thompson Cornelius, yeoman, Os-

merdike

FERRIBY NORTH, (P.) in the wap. of Hullshire; 6 miles SE. of South Cave, is an ancient village, and nearly opposite to South Ferriby, in Lincolnshire. Here was a priory of the Knights Templats, of the foundation of Lord Eustace Vercy, which survived that order, and was occupied by the Canons of St. Augustine till the suppression, when the site was granted to Thomas Culpepper. This village has, in succession, been the patrimonial possession of the Mortimers, the Poles, and the Bacons. The present church, dedicated to All Saints, and of which the King is the patron, seems only to be a part of a more spacious structure; it contains some handsome monuments of marble, two of which are erected to the memory of the Lillingston family, and one to the memory of the parents of Sir Henry Etherington, Bart.The village is delightfully situated at the

foot of the hills, and not far from the shores of the Humber, to which there is a gentle descent. It is adorned by several elegant mansions. Pop. 347.

Ayres Wilkinson, yeoman
Broadley Henry, Esq.
Egginton Gardiner, gentleman
Hesleden Thomas, gentleman
Schonswar George, Esq.
Scott Rev. John, A. M. vicar
Turner Ralph, gentleman
Wilson Richard, yeoman

Carpenters,
Farmers,
Andrew Mark, & Binnington Robert
shopkeeper
Grey Stephen
Jenkinson Thos. Kidd John, Dairy
Johnson Samuel. Cotes

Birks Wm. schoolmaster and parish

clerk

Brown Thomas, gardener
Carnaley William, tailor
Dunn Thomas, blacksmith
Nicholson John, shoemaker
Stephenson Richard, corn miller
Tapp Mrs. Mary, boarding school
Williams Matthew, vict. Duke of
Cumberland

Carriers-Wm. Coates, to Hull every Tu. & Fri. -Charles Ellerington, to Hull every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday

FILEY, (P.) in the waps. of Pickering Lythe, and Dickering: 7 miles SE. of Scarborough, situated on the banks of a noble bay, abounding with excellent fish, and famous for its lobsters; the sands are very firm, and are bounded on the north by a remarkable ridge of rocks, extending nearly half a mile into the sea, called Filey Bridge. The parochial chapel, which is dedicated to St. Bartholomew, is in the patronage of the Osbaldeston family; here is likewise a Methodist chapel. A very fine spring adjoins the church yard, and supplies the place with most excellent water. Popu

lation 773.

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Botran John, hair dresser
Cook Nathaniel, schoolmaster
Goffton George, butcher
Hewson William, corn miller
Newton William, bread baker
Richardson John, vict. Ship
Skelton Crumpton, vict. Pack Horse
Watson Thomas, vict. New Inn

Carriers-John Johnson & James Stephenson, to Bridlington, Hunmanby and Muston, every Sat.-Francis Mosey, to Scarborough, Mon. Thur. and Saturday.

FIMBER, in the parish of Wetwang, wap. of Buckrose, and liberty of St. Peter's; 9 miles WNW. of Driffield. Here is a Chapel of Ease, of which the rector of Wetwang is incumbent curate. Pop. 104.

Farmers, Anderson Thos.

Horsley Thomas Taylor Richard Welburn Matthew Whitty John

Cundale Wm,
Horsley John
Cooper John, shoemaker
Cooper Richard, tailor
Hopper Askin, grocer

FIRBY, in the parish of Westow, and wap. of Buckrose; 6 miles SSW. of Malton. Pop. 44. Harrison Rev. Thomas, Firby hall Nalton John, farmer Wilson Martha, farmer

FITLING, a small hamlet, in the parish of Humbleton, wap. and liberty of Holderness; 6 miles NE. of Hedon. Pop. 119.

Beacock Thomas, shoemaker

Farmers,
Atkinson John
Brantley Robert

Cannon Mrs.
Dunn John
Dunn James

Fisher William Hotham Thomas

Wright John Wright Robert Wright Robt. jun.

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this place is probably derived from the "Flame," or light, anciently placed on the head to direct mariners in the navigation of the German ocean. The Danes in their hostile attacks upon England, in the early periods of her history, were accustomed to make this one of their principal stations; in later times it was possessed by Harold, Earl of the West Saxons, and afterwards king of England; subsequently, Wm. Le Gross, the founder of Scarborough castle was its lord; it afterwards came into the hands of the Constables, whom some derive from the Lacies Constables of Chester. This family flourished here for some centuries, and a curious monumental inscription on a brass plate in the chancel of the church, records that Sir Marmaduke Constable, Knt. who fought in France under the banners of Ed- lofty temples, which set at defiance ail hu

finely arched, and nearly fifty feet high at the centre. The many projecting ledges and fragments of suspended rocks, joined to the great elevation, give it an awful, and at the same time, a majestic appearance; and when looking upwards to survey the lofty arch, and reflect upon the superincumbent mass sustained by it, there is a difficulty in suppressing those ideas of danger which intrude upon such an occasion. On approaching the Eastern extremity, a noble vista is formed by its opening to the sea, which appears in its highest grandeur on emerging from the gloom of the cavern." The large masses of insulated rocks formed into columns and pyramids, add to the sublimity of the scene, and when viewed from the sea, seem to form the porticos to a range of

ward IV. and Henry VII. was interred here. The church, an ancient building, dedicated

to St. Oswald, of which the Archbishop of York, and Sir William Strickland, Bart. have alternately the patronage, is a euracy, and the Rev. William Kendall is the incumbent. Some vestiges yet remain of Danish possessions; an ancient ruin at the West end of the village, is called the Danes Tower, and the entrenchments formed round it, and still visible, have obtained for the place the designation of "Little Denmark."

Flamborough Head is a lofty promontory overlooking the village, and forming one of the most magnificent objects, and greatest natural curiosities in the kingdom. The cliffs, which are of lime-stone rock, white as snow, extend in a range from five to six miles, and rise in many places to the elevation of 300 feet perpendicular from the sea. At the base of this mass of mouldering mountains are several extensive caverns, formed by some mighty convulsions of nature, or worn by the everlasting action of the ocean. The most remarkable of these excavations, are the Dove Cote, the Kirk Hole, and Robin Lyth's Hole; the last of which far surpasses the other in its grandeur and dimensions, and is thus described by the historian of Scarborough:-" It has two openings, one communicating with the land, the other with the sea. The former is low and narrow, giving solemn admission into the cavern, which at the first entrance is surrounded with a tenebrious gloom, but the darkness gradually dispersing, the magnificence becomes unfolded, and excites the admiration of the exploring stranger. The floor is a solid rock, formed into broad steps of an easy descent, and the stones at the sides ate curiously variegated. The roof is

* Camden.

man erections.

At

In the summer season the ridges of these immensely elevated cliffs, form the rendezvous of myriads of aquatic fowls, which resort to the North side of the promontory, from various regions, to build their nests, and rear their young. In the months of May and June, the rocks seem absolutely animated, being covered with innumerable birds of various plumage, exceeding in number the inhabitants of the largest city, and in varied hue the tints of the rainbow. the report of a gun, they are in instant motion, more alert than the inmates of a dwelling that has recently burst into a flame, and the eye is as much dazzled with the waving of their innumerable wings, brightened by the rays of the sun, as the ear is stunned with the clamour of a thousand discordant notes all bursting forth at the same moment of time. Hung in air as their nests seem to be, they are still not inaccessible to the depredations of man! boys are let down the rocks by ropes fastened to stakes, and bring away bushels of eggs for the use of the sugar house in Hull, without seeming to diminish their countless number.

For many years the want of a Lighthouse at Flamborough had been felt by the mariners who navigated those seas, and deplored by the merchants whose property was exposed to danger, for want of so essential a monitor. The active mind, and the benevolent disposition of the late Mr. Milne, the collector of the customs at Bridlington, induced him to propose the erection of a light house on the Head, and the proposal was cordially received by the incorporated company of the Elder Brethren, of the Trinity-house, Deptford Strond, London: the site fixed upon was at the distance of nearly a mile and a half Eastward of the town, about 400 yards within the extreme

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