Gembling

{{Short description|Hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|53.997982|-0.309010|display=inline,title}}

| label_position = left

| official_name = Gembling

| population =

| civil_parish = Foston

| unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire

| constituency_westminster = Bridlington and The Wolds

| post_town = DRIFFIELD

| postcode_district = YO25

| postcode_area = YO

| dial_code = 01262

| os_grid_reference = TA109570

| london_distance_mi = 170

| london_direction = S

| static_image = Gembling.jpg

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Gembling is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Foston, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately {{Convert|8|mi|km|0}} south-west from the coastal resort of Bridlington and {{Convert|2.5|mi|km|0}} north from the village of North Frodingham. In 1931 the parish had a population of 80.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10427629/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Gembling Tn/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=8 August 2023}}

History

In 1823 Gembling inhabitants numbered 87. Occupations included eight farmers and a carrier who operated between the hamlet and Hull on Thursdays and Foston on Fridays.Baines, Edward; History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County of York (1823), p.210. {{ISBN|1230139141}}

Gembling was formerly a township in the parish of Foston-on-the-Wold,{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12703|title=History of Gembling, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=8 August 2023}} from 1866 Gembling was a civil parish in its own right,{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10427629|title=Relationships and changes Gembling Tn/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=8 August 2023}} on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Beeford.{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/driffield.html|title=Driffield Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=8 August 2023}}

References

{{cite book|title=Gazetteer – A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets|year=2006|publisher=East Riding of Yorkshire Council|page=6}}

External links

{{Commons category-inline|Gembling}}
{{OpenDomesday|OS=TA1057|name=gembling|display=Gembling}}

Category:Hamlets in the East Riding of Yorkshire

Category:Former civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire