Publisher's Synopsis
Covers the area of the East Riding between the north sea to the east and the river Hull to the west, bordering the borough of Kingston-upon-Hull This volume completes the survey of Holderness wapentake begun in Volume five of the East Riding series. Lying between Hull and the North Sea, the undulating plain which formed the northern and middle parts of the wapentake is a predominantly rural area. Hornsea, the only market town, became a minor seaside resort after a rail link with Hull was obtained in the 19th century. A few other places have been transformed in recent times as dormitories for the city of Hull and the towns of Beverley, Bridlington, and Driffield, all situated just outside the area. The mediaeval history of Holderness was much influenced by the counts of Aumale, the chief landowner, and the religious houses which obtained large estates there, among them the local houses of Meaux, Swine, the Nunkeeling, and Thornton Abbey in Lincolnshire.
