Faxfleet

Hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Faxfleet is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Blacktoft, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) west of Brough, and 9 miles (14 km) east of Howden, at the start of the Humber, on the north bank, where the River Ouse and the River Trent meet.^[1]^[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 151.^[3] Just to the east of the hamlet is the entrance lock for the Weighton Canal, and also Whitton Island in the Humber.^[4]^[5]

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London150 mi (240 km) S

Civil parish

Blacktoft

Post townGOOLE

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Faxfleet

Faxfleet Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE863241
• London	150 mi (240 km) S
Civil parish	Blacktoft
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GOOLE
Postcode district	DN14
Dialling code	01430

Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire

UK Parliament	Goole and Pocklington
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.706778°N 0.693107°W / 53.706778; -0.693107

History

There is evidence of Roman activity in the area, and it has been suggested that Faxfleet was the site of a small port.^[6] The name is first recorded in a Knights Templar document from 1185 as Faxflete; there is no record in the Domesday Book of a settlement at Faxfleet.^[7] The first element is possibly a personal name, Faxi, of Old Norse origin, or it is possibly from Feax, an Old English word meaning coarse grass. The suffix of fleet, indicates a river channel, or beck.^[8]^[9] Faxfleet was the location of the Faxfleet Preceptory, a former community of the Knights Templar, the only preceptory of this order in the East Riding.^[10] It was one of Yorkshire's principal preceptories, valued at more than £290 (equivalent to £300,000 in 2023)^[11] when it was closed in 1308.^[12] The manor was inherited in 1311 by Joanna, widow of Alexander Comyn.^[13]

In 1823 Faxfleet was listed as in the Wapentake of Harthill. Population was 163, with occupations including three farmers and a brick & tile maker. There was a gentleman who lived at the Hall, and two yeomen.^[14]

Faxfleet was formerly a township in the parish of South Cave,^[15] from 1866 Faxfleet was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Blacktoft.^[16]

Faxfleet lies within the constituency of Goole and Pocklington.^[17]

Population

Population of Faxfleet 1801–1931^[18]^[19]
1801	1811	1821	1831	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901	1911	1921	1931
139	180	163	177	358	312	290	269	249	206	177	171	160	151

Since 1935, the hamlet has been within the civil parish of Blacktoft, which at the 2011 census, had a population of 322.^[20]

References

[1]
Hall 1892, p. 169.
[2]
Woodward, Grant (1 August 2016). "City's old docks enjoy new lease of life". The Yorkshire Post. p. 18. ISSN 0140-0460. Separating Yorkshire from Lincolnshire, the Humber is formed from the confluence of two others, the Ouse and the Trent. They merge at Faxfleet, six miles eats of Goole.
[3]
"Population statistics Faxfleet Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
[4]
Allison, Keith John (1976). The East-Riding of Yorkshire landscape. London: Hodder & Stoughton. p. 214. ISBN 0-3401-5821-2.
[5]
Irving, Henry (1983). The tidal havens of the Wash and Humber. St Ives: Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson. p. 50. ISBN 0-8528-8085-5.
[6]
Pye, Kenneth; Allen, John R. L. (2000). Coastal and estuarine environments: sedimentology, geomorphology and geoarchaeology. London: The geological society. p. 421. ISBN 1862390703.
[7]
Daniel, P.; Moore, R. (2014). "Broomfleet, Tongue Lane: Archaeological Monitoring and Recording 2014: Interim Report". Network Archaeology. Lincoln: Network Archaeology Northern Office: 2. doi:10.5284/1105704.
[8]
Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 176. OCLC 1228215388.
[9]
Smith, A. H. (1970) [1937]. Place-names of East Riding of Yorkshire and York. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 224. ISBN 0-521-04907-5.
[10]
Martin, E. J. R (1932). "The Templars in Yorkshire". Yorkshire Archaeological Journal. 30. Leeds: Yorkshire Archaeological Society: 155. OCLC 955229014.
[11]
UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
[12]
Martin, E. J. R (1929). "The Templars in Yorkshire". Yorkshire Archaeological Journal. 29. Leeds: Yorkshire Archaeological Society: 369. OCLC 955229014.
[13]
Martin, E. J. R (1932). "The Templars in Yorkshire". Yorkshire Archaeological Journal. 30. Leeds: Yorkshire Archaeological Society: 153. OCLC 955229014.
[14]
Baines, Edward (1823). History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York. p. 203.
[15]
Hall 1892, p. 1.
[16]
"Relationships and changes Faxfleet Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
[17]
"Election Maps". ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2025. Click on the boundary tab on the left and activate Civil Parish and Westminster Constituencies
[18]
Page, William, ed. (1907). The Victoria history of the county of York. vol 3. London: Constable & Co. p. 492. OCLC 500092527.
[19]
"Faxfleet Tn/CP". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
[20]
UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Blacktoft Parish (E04000360)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 June 2025.

Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 5.

Sources

Hall, John George (1892). A history of South Cave and of other parishes in the East Riding of the county of York. Hull: Ombler. OCLC 1046574520.