Bessingby

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Village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

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::summary Village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England ::

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official_nameBessingby
static_imageChurch of St Magnus, Bessingby - geograph.org.uk - 1223494.jpg
static_image_captionChurch of St Magnus, Bessingby
civil_parishBridlington
unitary_englandEast Riding of Yorkshire
regionYorkshire and the Humber
lieutenancy_englandEast Riding of Yorkshire
constituency_westminsterBridlington and The Wolds
post_townBRIDLINGTON
postcode_districtYO16
postcode_areaYO
dial_code01262
os_grid_referenceTA159659
london_distance_mi175
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| country = England | coordinates = | label_position = top | official_name = Bessingby | static_image = Church of St Magnus, Bessingby - geograph.org.uk - 1223494.jpg | static_image_caption = Church of St Magnus, Bessingby | population = | civil_parish = Bridlington | 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 = BRIDLINGTON | postcode_district = YO16 | postcode_area = YO | dial_code = 01262 | os_grid_reference = TA159659 | london_distance_mi = 175 | london_direction = S Bessingby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bridlington, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies immediately south-east from the A614, approximately 1.5 mi south-west from Bridlington. In 1931 the parish had a population of 106.

History

Bessingby appears to be a site of Prehistoric and Roman occupation. Fragments of Neolithic axes have been discovered, and cropmarks indicating trackways, ditch boundaries and enclosures have been seen at Bessingby High Field, 0.5 mi to the south of the village, and just to the east, near to the A165 road. A further archeological site is that of a now non-existent water mill, noted as extant in 1418, that could have been sited on Gypsey Race.

The name Bessingby derives from the Old Norse Besingbȳ or Basingbȳ meaning 'Besing's' or 'Basing's village'.

In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village is written as “Basingebi”or “Basinghebi”. It consisted of 3 villagers, 1 freeman and 4 burgesses, 37 ploughlands, 1.5 plough teams, a meadow of 8 acre and a church. In 1066 lordship of the manor was held by Earl Morcar, being transferred to King William in 1086. The Conqueror gave the village to Gilbert de Gant, his nephew; its ownership was later transferred to Bridlington Priory during the reign of Henry I.

In 1808 Benjamin Pitt Capper recorded 17 houses and a Bessingby population of 87. By 1837 Moule noted 83 inhabitants, and St Magnus's church, rebuilt in 1766, containing monuments to H. Hudson (d.1826), and his wife Lady Ann (d.1818). Hudson's seat was Bessingby Hall at the north of the village, inherited by his son Sir James Hudson (1810–1885), a private secretary under William IV, later in Foreign Service at Rio de Janeiro and Turin. In July 1825 William Scoresby, Arctic explorer and scientist, became curate of Bessingby, before leaving to become Chaplain of the Mariners' Church, a floating ministry at Liverpool, in November 1826. In 1892 Bessingby and its parish contained 171 inhabitants, within an area of 1269 acre. Agricultural production was chiefly wheat, oats and beans. By then, the manor, Hall and estate had been purchased from the Hudson family by George Wright JP,

On 1 April 1935 the civil parish was abolished and merged with Bridlington and Carnaby.

Buildings

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Bessingby's Grade II* listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Magnus.

Bessingby Hall, Grade II listed, was built by Thomas Cundy in 1807, in yellow brick with sash windows and Grecian portico. Further listed buildings attached to the Hall are its former Keepers' Cottage, and a pigeoncote, both 17th century.

References

References

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  10. Thompson, J (1821); "Historical Sketches of Bridlington", p. 37; reprinted BiblioBazaar, LLC (2010). {{ISBN. 1141836459
  11. Capper, Benjamin Pit (1808) ''A topographical dictionary of the United Kingdom''; Bes – Bet; Richard Phillips, Blackfiars; reprinted 2011; {{ISBN. 1241313458
  12. Moule, Thomas (1837); ''The English Counties Delineated: A Topical Description of England, Volume 2''; p. 405. George Virtue, London
  13. Allen, Thomas (1849); A New and Complete History of the County of York, Volume 4, p. 51; reprinted BiblioBazaar, LLC (2010). {{ISBN. 114188867X
  14. Fleming, John; ''The Burlington Magazine'' Vol. 115, No. 838 (January 1973), pp. 4–17. The Burlington Magazine Publications Ltd.
  15. Kverndal, Roald (1986); ''Seamen's Missions: Their Origin and Early Growth'', p. 288; William Carey Library. {{ISBN. 0878084401
  16. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; ''The People's Magazine: An Illustrated Miscellany for Family Reading, Volume 5'', p,364; reprinted 2011. {{ISBN. 1173800786
  17. who provided in his will for the construction of the new village church, St Magnus.{{NHLE|num=1083689 |desc=Church of Church of St Magnus|accessdate=18 April 2012}}
  18. "Relationships and changes Bessingby AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time.
  19. Built in 1893–94 by [[Temple Lushington Moore. Temple Moore]], in 14th-century style, it replaced an earlier 1767 brick church. A [[Battlement. crenellated]] [[Steeple (architecture). tower]] with short steeple sits centrally between [[nave]] and [[chancel]]. Detailing is of [[English Gothic architecture#Decorated Gothic. Decorated Gothic]] style, with [[stained glass]] by [[Charles Eamer Kempe. Kempe]], dated 1900. There is a 1570 cup by Robert Beckwith, and a 1704 [[paten]] by Seth Lofthouse. Tablet [[Commemorative plaque. monuments]] are to the Hudson family, by R. J. Wyatt. [[Nikolaus Pevsner. Pevsner]]'s view of the church is that "It is competent, but no more".[[Nikolaus Pevsner. Pevsner, Nikolaus]]; ''The Buildings of England. Yorkshire: York and the East Riding'' pp. 168, 169; Penguin (1972); reprinted 1975, Pevsner Architectural Guides. {{ISBN. 0140710434
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