Ruston Parva

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title: "Ruston Parva" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-the-east-riding-of-yorkshire", "former-civil-parishes-in-the-east-riding-of-yorkshire"] description: "Hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-the-east-riding-of-yorkshire" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruston_Parva" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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

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Field	Value
country	England
coordinates
label_position	bottom
official_name	Ruston Parva
civil_parish	Harpham
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	01377
os_grid_reference	TA064617
static_image	Ruston Parva, St Nicholas's Church.jpg
static_image_caption	St Nicholas's Church, Ruston Parva
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| country = England | coordinates = | label_position = bottom | official_name = Ruston Parva | population = | civil_parish = Harpham | 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 = 01377 | os_grid_reference = TA064617 | static_image = Ruston Parva, St Nicholas's Church.jpg | static_image_caption = St Nicholas's Church, Ruston Parva Ruston Parva is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Harpham, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 8 mi south-west of Bridlington and lies just north of the A614. In 1931 the parish had a population of 84. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Harpham.

The name Ruston derives from either the Old Norse personal name Hror or the Old English personal name Roarr, and the Old English tūn meaning 'settlement'.

In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village is written as Roreston, and in 1066 and 1086 lordship of the manor was held by the Canons of the Church of St John, Beverley.

Evidence of medieval occupation has been recorded in the village though observations of earthworks, indicating ridge and furrow field systems, enclosures and a hollow way. In 1968 ditch remains of a moat were observed at the south of the village. The moat may have been part of Upper House manor house.

Ruston Parva's Grade II* listed Anglican church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It was built in Norman style in 1832 from ashlar and yellow brick, and has a tower supported inside by cast iron pillars. Its two deck pulpit and box pews also probably date from 1832.

Leeds-based band the Kaiser Chiefs originally named themselves Runston Parva after the East Riding of Yorkshire village.

References

References

1. "Population statistics Ruston Parva AP/CP/Ch through time". [[A Vision of Britain through Time]].
2. "Relationships and changes Ruston Parva AP/CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time.
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9. [[Nikolaus Pevsner. Pevsner, Nikolaus]]; ''The Buildings of England. Yorkshire: York and the East Riding'' p. 332; Penguin (1972); reprinted 1975, Pevsner Architectural Guides. {{ISBN. 0140710434
10. (23 September 2005). "Tough at the top". The Guardian.

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