Sigglesthorne (St. Lawrence)
SIGGLESTHORNE (St. Lawrence), a parish, in the union of Skirlaugh, N. division of the wapentake of Holderness, E. riding of York; containing, with the townships of Catfoss, Little Hatfield, Seaton with Wassand, and part of Great Hatfield, 639 inhabitants, of whom 220 are in the township of Sigglesthorne, 13 miles (N. by E.) from Hull. This place, in the Domesday survey Siglestorne, was bestowed by the Conqueror, together with its church, upon the collegiate church of Beverley, the provosts of which thus became lords of the manor. In 1314, Provost Melton obtained the grant of a fair from the crown, to be held on the eve, day, and morrow of St. Lawrence; but this is now discontinued. The parish comprises 5513a. 1r. 2p. of arable, pasture, and meadow land under profitable cultivation, and the village, which is well built, is pleasantly situated on the road from Hornsea to Hull. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £31. 1. 3., and in the patronage of the Crown, with a net income of £685: the tithes were commuted for land and a money payment in 1772. The church is an ancient structure in the early English style, with a square embattled tower; an east window of stained glass was inserted in 1831 by the rector, the Hon. and Rev. W. H. E. Bentinck, who also in 1838 presented a service of communionplate. The churchyard is spacious, and appropriately ornamented; the rectory-house, built in 1767, is a handsome residence, situated near it, in grounds tastefully embellished.
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.