High Hunsley

High Hunsley is a small hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the Yorkshire Wolds approximately 6 miles (10 km) south-west of Beverley town centre and 2 miles (3 km) north-west of the village of Little Weighton.

High Hunsley
The B1230 east of High Hunsley
High Hunsley is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
High Hunsley
High Hunsley
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE950351
• London160 mi (260 km) S
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCOTTINGHAM
Postcode districtHU20
Dialling code01430
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

High Hunsley forms part of the civil parish of Rowley. It is situated on the B1230 road and the Yorkshire Wolds Way passes close to the west.

In 1823 Hunsley (then both High and Low), was in the civil parish of Rowley and the Wapentake of Harthill. Occupations at the time included two farmers, a corn factor (trader), a yeoman, and a gentlewoman.[1]

Deserted medieval village

In 1823 Baines' History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York stated that Hunsley was formerly "a place of some consequence," where "the foundations of ancient buildings are sometimes dug up".[1]

In 2022 one of the house platforms in the deserted medieval village was partially excavated by the local community assisted by archaeologists from Ethos Heritage CIC. The excavations were attended by over 150 local participants including local special needs schools, the Girl Guides, Brownies, Children in Care and Special Needs Schools.

They found some well preserved remains, including a suspected alehouse or inn.[2] In addition a large amount of Medivial Pottery and Metal Artefacts were uncovered including air pins, coins and dress fastenings.

Transmitter site

To the west of the settlement is the 61-metre (200 ft) High Hunsley transmitter (53.8031°N 0.5653°W / 53.8031; -0.5653), which is used by local radio stations BBC Radio Humberside, Viking FM and Capital Yorkshire. The ground around the transmitter is at a height of around 160 metres (525 ft) above sea level.

Analogue radio
Frequency kW[3] Service
95.9 MHz 9.6 BBC Radio Humberside
96.9 MHz 9.4 Viking FM
105.8 MHz 9.6 Capital Yorkshire

Digital radio
Frequency Block kW[3] Service
215.072 MHz 10D 5 Bauer Humberside
223.936 MHz 12A 5 MuxCo Lincolnshire
225.648 MHz 12B 2 BBC National DAB

References
  1. Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 358
  2. "Suspected medieval alehouse unearthed in east Yorkshire". The Guardian. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  3. Radio Listeners Guide 2010
  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 6.
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