Sigglesthorne

Village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Human settlement in England

Sigglesthorne

Unitary authority

East Riding of Yorkshire

Ceremonial county

East Riding of Yorkshire

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townHULLPostcode districtHU11Dialling code01964PoliceHumbersideFire Humberside AmbulanceYorkshire UK Parliament

Beverley and Holderness

List of places: UK; England; Yorkshire

53°53′42″N 0°14′35″W / 53.894921°N 0.243090°W / 53.894921; -0.243090

Sigglesthorne is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Hornsea on the A1035 road (formerly B1244) where it meets the B1243 road.

According to the 2011 UK census, Sigglesthorne parish had a population of 404,^[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 282.^[2]

The village has around 175 houses. There is also an ancient church dedicated to St. Lawrence that was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1966 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.^[3] There is also a Church of England school.

It is rumoured throughout the village that the settlement was given its name as a result of a Viking who lived there. This Viking leader was supposedly called Siggle/Siggul, and since hawthorne is the predominant type of hedge around the village, it was given the name "Siggul's thorne" → Sigglesthorne.

Hornsea Road in Sigglesthorne is now the home to a large garden centre named Hornsea Garden Centre.

References

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Sigglesthorne Parish (1170211255)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Sigglesthorne Parish (00FB126)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
^ Historic England. "Church of St Lawrence (1249769)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2013.