Octon and Octon Grange, East Riding of Yorkshire

Historical Description

Octon and Octon Grange, two hamlets in Thwing parish, E.R. Yorkshire, 7½ miles N of Great Driffield. A double camp, 330 feet long and 240 wide, is in Octon Grange, and was divided by the Quintana, or street of suttlers.

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Octon and Octon Grange from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Octon, with Octon-Grange)

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