Bishopsoil, East Riding of Yorkshire

Historical Description

Bishopsoil, a civil parish in the E.R. Yorkshire, formed in 1882, with detached portions of Asselby, Barmby-on-the-Marsh, Bellasize, Blacktoft, Cotness, Gilberdyke, Metham, Laxton, Yokefleet, and Knedlington. Acreage, 1992; population, 153.

Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for the East Riding of Yorkshire is available to browse.

Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following East Riding newspapers online:

• Hull Daily Mail
• Hull Packet
• Driffield Times
• Hull Advertiser and Exchange Gazette
• Beverley and East Riding Recorder