Skirlaugh

Skirlaugh railway station was a railway station that served the village of Skirlaugh in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was on the Hull and Hornsea Railway. It opened on 28 March 1864, and closed on 6 May 1957.

Rise Hall (formerly Rise Manor, or Rise Park) is a Grade II* listed stately home in Rise, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Arnold is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 9 miles (14 km) north of Hull city centre and 6 miles (10 km) east of Beverley town centre. It lies to the west of the A165 road which by-passes it. Together with the village of Long Riston it forms the civil parish of Riston. The name ‘Arnold’ derives from the Old English earn and halh, and meant ‘eagles’ nook of land.’

Rise is a village and civil parish in Holderness, the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) east of the town of Beverley and 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Hornsea. It lies to the east of the B1243 road. The place-name 'Rise' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Risun in the Holderness Wapentake. This is the plural of the Old English word 'hris', meaning 'brushwood'. According to the 2011 UK census, Rise parish had a population of 105, a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 119.Rise was served from 1864 to 1964 by Whitedale railway station on the Hull and Hornsea Railway, until the line was closed following the Beeching Report.

Riston is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 9 miles (14 km) north of Hull city centre and covering an area of 1,374.241 hectares (3,395.82 acres).The civil parish is formed by the village of Long Riston and the hamlet of Arnold. According to the 2011 UK census, Riston parish had a population of 979, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 630.

Ellerby railway station refers to either of two disused stations on the Hull and Hornsea Railway. They served the village of Old Ellerby in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The first station to be named "Ellerby" opened in September 1864. It was a market station with trains only stopping on Tuesdays. Ellerby closed to passengers in July 1902, but it remained in use for goods as "Ellerby Siding". "Ellerby Siding" was renamed as "Weelerby West Siding" in July 1923. Weelerby West Siding closed completely on 7 April 1959. The second "Ellerby" station (see Burton Constable railway station) opened on 28 March 1864 as "Marton" but it was renamed "Burton Constable" in August of the same year. Because this could be confused with Constable Burton railway station in North Yorkshire, the name was changed again, at the start of 1922, to "Ellerby". Ellerby's goods service ceased on 11 November 1963 and passenger services ended on 19 October 1964.

Ellerby is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated 8 miles (13 km) to the north-east of Hull city centre and covering an area of 924.853 hectares (2,285.36 acres). The civil parish is formed by the hamlets of New Ellerby and Old Ellerby. According to the 2011 UK census, Ellerby parish had a population of 365, a decrease on the 2001 UK census figure of 393.In 2020 the Ellerby Area Hoard was found during building renovations in a house in Ellerby parish. It is a hoard of 266 17th-18th century gold coins found in a stoneware vessel.

Benningholme is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) north of Hull city centre and 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west of the village of Skirlaugh. It forms part of the civil parish of Swine. Benningholme is listed in the Domesday Book as "Benicol" and "Benincol". It was within the Holderness Middle Hundred of the East Riding of Yorkshire. The hall and manor comprised 29 villagers, 5 smallholders. 6 freemen and 4 men-at-arms, with 53 ploughlands, woodland, and 274 acres (1.1 km2) of meadow. At the Norman Conquest Ulf Fenman was the lord, this transferred in 1086 to Drogo de la Beuvriere, who also became Tenant-in-chief.Benningholme is the site of a deserted medieval village (DMV), near Benningholme Grange (farm), and Benningholme Hall. In 1571 an enclosure was noted. The deserted settlement is defined by now hardly discernible earthworks.In 1899 Benningholme, as part of the township of Benningholme-with-Grange, was within the parish of Skirlaugh. Benningholme township land was owned by The Crown, which was also the lord of the manor. Chief crops grown in the parish were wheat, oats, turnips, beans and seeds, within an area of 1,470 acres (6 km2). Benningholme's population in 1891 was 88. Post was directed through Hull, being collected from and distributed to Skirlaugh by foot messenger. Skirlaugh contained the nearest money order and telegraph office.A half-mile (800 metres) to the east of Benningholme is the Grade II listed Benningholme Hall, an 1820–30 late Georgian house. Built of grey gault brick, it is of a five-bay and two-storey construction with a hipped roof of Welsh slate. The central entrance is surrounded by a portico with an entablature supported by columns of ionic style. At the rear of the building is an iron veranda along its length, with a bow structure part enclosing a garden below. Attached to the original house is a 20th-century extension.

Swine is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Hull city centre and 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Skirlaugh to the west of the A165 road. The place-name 'Swine' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Swine. It appears as Suine in a charter of circa 1150. The name perhaps derives from the Old English swin meaning 'creek'.In about 1625, Anne Gargill, an early Quaker writer was born here. The civil parish of Swine consists of the village of Swine and the hamlet of Benningholme. According to the 2011 UK census, Swine parish had a population of 139, a decrease on the 2001 UK census figure of 143.The Priory Church of St Mary the Virgin was designated a Grade I listed building in 1966 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.Swine was served from 1864 to 1964 by Swine railway station on the Hull and Hornsea Railway. Two miles south-west of the village are the earthwork remains of the medieval Swine Castle that is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Long Riston is a village in the civil parish of Riston, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 9 miles (14 km) north of Kingston upon Hull city centre and 6 miles (10 km) east of Beverley town centre. It lies to the east of the A165 road which by-passes the village. In 1931 the parish had a population of 266. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form Riston.The church dedicated to St Margaret was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1966 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.The village is a commuter settlement for those working in Hull and Beverley. The village has one public house, The Micro Pig. In 1823 Long Riston was a civil parish in the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. Population at the time was 361. Occupations included eight farmers, two blacksmiths, three grocers, two shoemakers, two tailors, two wheelwrights, a butcher, a bricklayer, a hawker, and the landlord of The Traveller public house. Two carriers operated between the village and Hull, and Beverley, twice weekly.In 1872 land adjacent to Main Street was given for the establishment of a school. The school was completed in March 1873. Until the late 1950s it was known as Long Riston School and served both Long Riston and the hamlet of Arnold. Subsequently, it became known as Riston C E Primary School. The school is a voluntary controlled church school in the diocese of York. The church stands back from the road in fields at the north end of the village that show signs of medieval ridge and furrow farming and next to an area called Butt Hills that seems to hint at more history as these are in the right place for and carry the right name for medieval Archery Butts. Long Riston Archery Festival has been held yearly since 2013 in the Medieval archery butts next to St Margaret's church, Long Riston.

Swine Priory was a priory in the village of Swine in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The site of the Cistercian nunnery is a Scheduled Monument.The nunnery was in existence from the 12th century until 1539. Little remains of the buildings but extensive earthworks and the remains of fishponds, drains and a moat are still visible. Part of the nunnery church was incorporated into the existing Church of St Mary.

Swine railway station was a railway station that served the village of Swine in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was on the Hull and Hornsea Railway. It opened on 28 March 1864, and closed following the Beeching Report on 19 October 1964.