Wansford, East Riding of Yorkshire

Wansford is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Skerne and Wansford, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the B1249 road and just to the north of the River Hull and the Driffield Canal. It is approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) south-east of Driffield and 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of North Frodingham.

A lock gate on the Driffield Canal at Wansford

Wansford
Chapel Lane
Wansford is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Wansford
Wansford
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceTA062564
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDRIFFIELD
Postcode districtYO25
Dialling code01377
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

The church of St Mary the Virgin, Wansford was built in 1866–68 to designs by G.E. Street. It is on the Sykes Churches Trail devised by the East Yorkshire Churches Group.[1] The church was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1966 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 142.[3]

Governance

Wansford was formerly a township in the parish of Nafferton,[4] in 1866 Wansford became a civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Skerne.[5]

References
  1. "Sykes Churches Trail Southern Route". Beverley, East Yorkshire: East Yorkshire Historic Churches Group.
  2. Historic England. "Church of St Mary the Virgin (1162211)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  3. "Population statistics Wansford Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. "History of Wansford, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  5. "Relationships and changes Wansford Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 11.
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