Rise, East Riding of Yorkshire
Historical Description
Rise, a village and a parish in the E.R. Yorkshire, 1½ mile NW of Whitedale railway station, and 6 miles SSW of Hornsea. Post town, Hull; money order and telegraph office, Skirlaugh. Acreage, 2041; population, 181. All the property excepting the glebe belongs to the Bethell family, whose seat, Eise Park, is a mansion in the Italian style, built in 1820. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York; net value, £360 with residence. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church was rebuilt in 1845, and is a small building in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, S porch, and a tower with spire. It contains several stained glass windows and brasses to members of the Bethell family.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Yorkshire | |
| Ecclesiastical parish | Rise All Saints | |
| Poor Law union | Skirlaugh | |
| Riding | East | |
| Wapentake | Holderness |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
Findmypast, in conjunction with various Archives, Local Studies, and Family History Societies have the following parish records online for Rise:
| Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1559-1913 | 1654-1812 | 1562-1929 | 1560-1989 |
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Rise from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Rise (All Saints))
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for the East Riding of Yorkshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Rise are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following East Riding newspapers online: