In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Great Hatfield like this:
HATFIELD (Great), a township in Mappleton and Sigglesthorne parishes, E. R. Yorkshire; on the Hull and Hornsea railway, at Hatfield station, 3½ miles SSW of Hornsea. Acres of the M. section, 507; of the S. section, 939. Real property of the whole, £1, 750. Pop. of the M. section, 121; of the S. section, 50. Houses, 23 and 8. The manor belongs to Lord Westbury; and the manor house is occupied by a farmer. An ancient wayside cross is here, 9 feet high, of beautiful workmanship, with couching lions at the base.
Great Hatfield through time
Great Hatfield is now part of East Riding of Yorkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Riding of Yorkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Great Hatfield itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Great Hatfield, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12857
Date accessed: 29th March 2024
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