Hempholme

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

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|53.938391|-0.341677|display=inline,title}}

| label_position = left

| official_name = Hempholme

| population =

| civil_parish = Brandesburton

| 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 = 01964

| os_grid_reference = TA089504

| london_distance_mi = 165

| london_direction = S

| static_image = Haverham Farm Hempholme.jpg

| static_image_caption = Haverham Farm

}}

Hempholme is a hamlet in the civil parish of Brandesburton, in Holderness, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately {{convert|8|mi|km}} north-east of Beverley town centre, and {{convert|1|mi|km}} east of the Driffield Navigation.

History

In 1823 Hempholme was in the civil parish of Leven, and the wapentake and liberty of Holderness. Population at the time was 93. Occupations at the time included six farmers, some of whom were yeomen, and a schoolmaster.Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 217

Governance

The civil parish was in the Beverley and Holderness parliamentary constituency until the 2010 general election when it was transferred to the constituency of East Yorkshire.{{cite magazine|date=April 2010|title=Are you ready to vote in the next election?|magazine=East Riding News|publisher=East Riding of Yorkshire Council|page=3}} As a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was transferred to the new Bridlington and The Wolds parliamentary constituency from the 2024 general election.{{cite web |last=Perrin |first=Louise |date=29 June 2023 |title=New parliamentary boundary proposal for Bridlington as East Yorkshire MP Sir Greg Knight announces he will step down at the next election |url=https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/politics/new-parliamentary-boundary-proposal-for-bridlington-as-east-yorkshire-mp-sir-greg-knight-announces-he-will-step-down-at-the-next-election-4201006 |website=Scarborough News|accessdate=7 August 2023}}

Hempholme was formerly a township in the parish of Leven,{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12889|title=History of Hempholme, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=13 May 2024}} in 1866 Hempholme became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Brandesburton.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10432613|title=Relationships and changes Hempholme CP/Tn through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=13 May 2024}} In 1931 the parish had a population of 69.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10432613/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Hempholme CP/Tn through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=13 May 2024}}

References

{{Commons category-inline|Hempholme}}

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

Category:Hamlets in the East Riding of Yorkshire

Category:Former civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire

Category:Holderness