Dickering (wapentake)
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East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, England
England
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consisting of the north-east part of the county, including the towns of Bridlington
Bridlington
Bridlington is a seaside resort, minor sea fishing port and civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It has a static population of over 33,000, which rises considerably during the tourist season...
and Filey
Filey
Filey is a small town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the borough of Scarborough and is located between Scarborough and Bridlington on the North Sea coast. Although it started out as a fishing village, it has a large beach and is a popular tourist resort...
; its territory is now partly in the modern East Riding and partly in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
. Established in medieval times, it ceased to have much significance in the 19th century when the wapentakes were superseded by other administrative divisions for most local government purposes.
Dickering consisted of the parishes of Argam, Bempton
Bempton
Bempton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, near the border with North Yorkshire. It is near the North Sea coast and Flamborough Head, and is situated about north of Bridlington. It lies on the B1229 road between Speeton and Flamborough...
, Bessingby
Bessingby
Bessingby is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south west of the town of Bridlington. It lies to the east of the A614 road....
, Boynton
Boynton, East Riding of Yorkshire
Boynton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of the town of Bridlington and lies on the B1253 road.According to the 2001 UK census, Boynton parish had a population of 161....
, Bridlington
Bridlington
Bridlington is a seaside resort, minor sea fishing port and civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It has a static population of over 33,000, which rises considerably during the tourist season...
, Burton Agnes
Burton Agnes
Burton Agnes is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the A614 mid way between Driffield and Bridlington. Places of interest include an Elizabethan Manor House, Burton Agnes Hall and a Norman Manor House, Burton Agnes Manor House...
, Burton Fleming
Burton Fleming
Burton Fleming is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies close to the border with North Yorkshire. The village is situated approximately north west of Bridlington and south of Filey in North Yorkshire....
, Carnaby
Carnaby
Carnaby is a small village and civil parish on the A614 road in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south west of Bridlington town centre....
, Flamborough
Flamborough
Flamborough is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north east of Bridlington town centre on the prominent coastal feature of Flamborough Head. The most prominent man-made feature of the area is Flamborough lighthouse. The headland...
, Folkton
Folkton
Folkton is a small village and civil parish at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds and on the edge of the Vale of Pickering on an area known as Folkton Carr in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England....
, Foston on the Wolds
Foston on the Wolds
Foston on the Wolds is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south west of Bridlington town centre and north of the village of North Frodingham....
, Foxholes
Foxholes, North Yorkshire
Foxholes is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England.About Foxholes...
, Ganton
Ganton, North Yorkshire
Ganton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 7 miles west of the coastal town of Filey, and 9 miles southwest of Scarborough....
, Garton on the Wolds
Garton on the Wolds
Garton on the Wolds is a village and civil parish on the Yorkshire Wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north west of Driffield town centre and lies on the A166 road....
, Hunmanby
Hunmanby
Hunmanby is a large village , which was classified as a town until the 1960s, and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England...
, Kilham
Kilham, East Riding of Yorkshire
Kilham is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated about north-east of Driffield town centre.According to the 2001 UK census, Kilham parish had a population of 1,010....
, Langtoft
Langtoft, East Riding of Yorkshire
Langtoft is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Situated north of Driffield town centre and lying on the B1249 between Driffield and Foxholes.According to the 2001 UK census, Langtoft parish had a population of 457....
, Lowthorpe
Lowthorpe
Lowthorpe is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north east of Driffield town centre and south west of Bridlington town centre....
, Muston
Muston
Muston is a village and civil parish, in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. Muston is made up of two words Mus and Ton .According to the 2001 UK census, Muston parish had a population of 325....
, Nafferton
Nafferton
Nafferton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north east of Driffield town centre and lies just south of the A614 road....
, Reighton
Reighton
Reighton is a village and civil parish, in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England.According to the 2001 UK census, Reighton parish had a population of 387....
, Rudston
Rudston
Rudston is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Driffield and Bridlington approximately to the west of Bridlington, and lies on the B1253 road....
, Ruston Parva
Ruston Parva
Ruston Parva is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south west of Bridlington and lies just north of the A614 road.It forms part of the civil parish of Harpham....
, Thwing
Thwing
Thwing is a small village in the Yorkshire Wolds, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately from the east coast, just north of the B1253 road. The nearest neighbouring towns are Driffield to the south, Bridlington to the east, Filey to the north east and...
, Willerby
Willerby, North Yorkshire
Willerby is a small village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is contiguous with neighbouring Staxton.According to the 2001 UK census, Willerby parish had a population of 708....
and Wold Newton
Wold Newton, East Riding of Yorkshire
Wold Newton is a small Yorkshire Wolds village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south of Scarborough and north west of Bridlington. The hamlet of Fordon is also part of the civil parish of Wold Newton...
, and part of the parish of Filey
Filey
Filey is a small town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the borough of Scarborough and is located between Scarborough and Bridlington on the North Sea coast. Although it started out as a fishing village, it has a large beach and is a popular tourist resort...
.