Goxhill, Yorkshire, England. Geographical and Historical information from 1868.

GOXHILL:
Geographical and Historical information from the year 1868.

"GOXHILL, a parish in the N. division of the wapentake of Holderness, East Riding county York, 2 miles S.W. of Hornsea and 11 N.E. of Beverley, its post town. The land is chiefly arable. There is no village, only a few farmhouses and cottages. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £175. There is a curious old building with large pointed windows and several vaulted apartments beneath. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York, value £284. The church, dedicated to St. Giles, has been rebuilt by the patronage the Rev. C. Constable, at an expense of £1,000. It is a small but handsome structure, with a square embattled tower. R. Bethell, Esq., is lord of the manor and sole proprietor."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2013