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

LUND:
Geographical and Historical information from the year 1868.

"LUND, a parish in the Bainton-Beacon division of the wapentake of Harthill, East Riding county York, 6 miles N.W. of Beverley, its post town, and 8 S.W. of Great Driffield. It is situated on the Wold. The tithes were commuted under an Enclosure Act in 1794 for land and annual money payments. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of York, value £188. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a neat stone structure with an embattled tower. It contains a number of monumental records, and a register of rather ancient date. The Wesleyans have two places of worship, and there is a parochial school. The remains of an old market-cross are still to be seen. A fair for the sale of pedlery is held on the fourth Thursday in Lent."

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