Drypool, Yorkshire, England. Geographical and Historical information from 1835.

DRYPOOL:
Geographical and Historical information from the year 1835.

"DRYPOOL, a parish in the middle division of the wapentake of HOLDERNESS, East riding of the county of YORK, comprising the townships of Drypool and Southcoates, and containing 2207, inhabitants, of which number, 1409 are m the township of Drypool, a mile E. from Kingston upon Hull. The living is a perpetual- curacy, in the archdeaconry of the East riding, and diocese, of York, endowed with £600 royal bounty, and £1000 parliamentary grant, W- Wilberforce, Esq. was patron in 1826. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has been lately rebuilt in the style of the ancient structure, and has received an addition of eight hundred and fourteen sittings, of which five hundred and sixty-two are free, the Incorporated. Society for the enlargement of churches and ehapels having granted £500 toward defraying the expense. There is a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists. The parish is bounded on the east by the river Hull, and the village is deemed a part of the town of Kingston upon Hull, being contiguous thereto!. Near this place was situated the village of Visneck, which,, was swallowed up by inundations of the Humber."

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"SOUTHCOATES, a township in the parish of DRYPOOL, middle division of the wapentake of HOLDERNESS, East riding of the county of YORK, 1 mile E.N.E. from Kingston upon Hull, containing 798 inhabitants."

[Transcribed by Mel Lockie © from
Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1835]