Place:


Sledmere  East Riding

 

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sledmere like this:

SLEDMERE, a village and a parish in Driffield district, E. R. Yorkshire. The village stands 3 miles NNE of Fimber r. station, and 8 NW of Driffield; and has a post-office under York. The parish bears the name of S. -with-Croom, and comprises 6,650 acres. Real property, £5,755. Pop., 486. ...


Houses, 76. The manor belongs to Sir T. Sykes, Bart. S. Hall is a chief residence. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of York. Value, not reported. Patron, Sir T. Sykes, Bart. The church contains monuments of the Sykeses and the Mastermans. There are a parochial school, and charities £6.

Sledmere through time

Sledmere 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 Sledmere itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sledmere, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14238

Date accessed: 19th March 2024


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