In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Burton Pidsea like this:
BURTON-PIDSEA, a village and a parish in Patrington district, E. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on an eminence, with an extensive view, 3½ miles NNE of Burstwick r. station, and 7½ NW by N of Patrington; and has a post office under Hull. The parish comprises 1,980 acres. Real property, £5,188. Pop., 408. Houses, 84. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £42.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of York. The church is good.
Burton Pidsea through time
Burton Pidsea 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 Burton Pidsea itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Burton Pidsea, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11892
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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