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South Cave, Yorkshire, England. Geographical and Historical information from 1834.

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SOUTH CAVE:
Geographical and Historical information from the year 1834.

"SOUTH CAVE, is a small market-town and township, in the parish of its name, in the same division and wapentake as North Cave, 2 miles s.e. from that village; situated near to the western extremity of the Wolds, and surrounded by an exceedingly pleasant country; the eminences affording many delightful views of Lincolnshire, and the Humber, which river bounds the parish for about three miles. In the vicinity of the town is Cave Castle, a large and splendid structure, embattled and surmounted by numerous turrets: the interior corresponds in magnificence, and is enriched with a valuable collection of paintings by the first artists; amongst these is to be noticed a fine portrait of the celebrated American general, Washington, whose ancestors possessed a portion of the estate, and resided here previous to their emigration to America, in the middle of the seventeenth century. The principal trade of Cave is in corn, considerable quantities of which are purchased on the market-day, and shipped on the Humber for many of the towns in the West Riding. The back cargoes consist of free- stone, lime, flags, and coal, together with commodities for domestic use and consumption. The places of worship are a neat church, dedicated to All Saints, and three chapels for methodists. The living of South Cave is a discharged vicarage, in the patronage of ---- Barnard, Esq. who is lord of the manor, and holds a manorial court in October, when a constable is appointed. A national school, in which about fifty children are instructed, is chiefly supported by subscriptions, assisted by a small endowment. The market is held on Monday; and the fairs on the 21st of October & Trinity Monday, for cattle. The parish of South Cave contained, at the last census, 1,200 inhabitants, and the township 833 of that number."

[Transcribed by Steve Garton ©2000 from
Pigot's directory (Yorkshire section) 1834]