In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Great Givendale like this:
GIVENDALE (Great), a township and a parish in Pocklington district, E. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the Wolds, 4 miles N by E of Pocklington town and r. station. Acres, 741. Pop., 60. Houses, 11. The parish contains also the township of Grimthorpe; and its post town is Bishop-Wilton, under York. Acres, 8, 221. Real property, £1, 468. Pop., 86. Houses, 15. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the vicarage of Millington, in the diocese of York. The church is modern.
Great Givendale through time
Great Givendale 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 Great Givendale itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Great Givendale, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12727
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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