Barmston and Fraisthorpe


Barmston and Fraisthorpe is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
The civil parish includes the villages of Barmston and Fraisthorpe. The former villages of Auburn and Hartburn have been abandoned due to coastal erosion.
According to the 2011 UK census, Barmston and Fraisthorpe parish had a population of 275, a slight decrease on the 2001 UK census figure of 277. The parish covering an area of.

History

The village of Barmston gave its name to the ancient parish and ecclesiastical parishes of Barmston. The parish was bounded by watercourses of Earl's Dike to the north, and Barmston drain to the south. In 1935 the civil parish was substantially enlarged with the addition of most of the parish of Fraisthorpe to the north, an increase of.
The village of Hartburn on the Holderness coast was deserted after the 15th century and no longer exists due to coastal erosion. The village was located just south of the outflow of Earl's Dike on the coastline.
The hamlet of Winkton in the parish of Barmston had also been long abandoned by the 1850s.
The village of Auburn in the former parish of Fraisthorpe was abandoned to coastal erosion, except for a farm; the chapel was dismantled in the 1780s.

Geography

The civil parish is almost completely low lying agricultural land with several farmsteads; excluding the Holderness coast and the two villages of Barmston and Fraisthorpe. the high point is at Hamilton Hill, which is a triangulation point. The A165 Bridlington Road passes through the parish.

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