GENUKI: Tunstall

The Ancient Parish of TUNSTALL

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"TUNSTALL, a parish in the wapentake of Holderness, and liberty of St. Peter's; 8 miles ENE. of Hedon. This village is situated near to that part of the sea coast known by the name of Sand le Mar; and is much frequented by the inhabitants of the neighbouring villages for the purpose of procuring pebbles and gravel to repair the roads. The church is an ancient structure (see Churches for photograph), dedicated to All Saints, the Rev. Jonathan Dixon is vicar, and the patron the Dean and Chapter of York. Pop. 163."

"HOOKS, a farm house in the township and parish of Tunstall, middle-division of Holderness; 1¾ miles NNW. of Tunstall, 8 miles from Hedon."

Cemeteries

Photographs of the over 50 gravestones and plaques at Tunstall with linked surname index.

Churches

Here is a photograph of All Saints' Church, Tunstall.
- Internal view looking down the aisle
- The font

Church History

Transcript of the entry for Tunstall in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Tunstall.

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the East Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Bulmers Directory of 1892. of the East Riding.

Gazetteers

There is further information about this parish from the National Gazetteer 1868, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1835, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Bulmer's 1892 History and Directory of the East Riding.

Maps

For a detailed map of this parish see this parish boundaries map.
For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- East Yorkshire FHS

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