North Cliffe is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

and former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

, now in the parish of South Cliffe, in the

East Riding of Yorkshire The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to t ...

, England. It is situated about north of

North Cave North Cave is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated to the west of Hull city centre on the B1230 road. South Cave is approximately to the south-east. The civil parish is formed by the village of ...

, west of Newbald and 3 miles south of

Market Weighton Market Weighton ( ) is a town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is one of the main market towns in the East Yorkshire Wolds and lies midway between Hull and York, about from either one. According to the 2011 UK cen ...

. The hamlet bestrides Cliffe Road. On the eastern side lies the houses, and to the west is a small church/chapel. In 1931 the parish had a population of 71. North Cliffe is the home of The White Rose Polo Club which is a member of the

Hurlingham Polo Association The Hurlingham Polo Association (HPA) is the governing body for polo in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United Arab Emirates and many other countries. The Federation of International Polo produces the International Rules of Polo through a coop ...

. The parish church, dedicated to St John, is located in North Cliff and was designated a Grade II

listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

in 1996 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.

History

South Cliffe was formerly a

township A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...

in the parish of

Sancton ''For people with the surname, see Sancton (surname).'' Sancton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south-east of the market town of Market Weighton on the A1034 road. The civi ...

, from 1866 North Cliffe was a civil parish in its own right until 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with South Cliffe.

Notable residents

* Samuel Fox, industrialist and businessman, founder of

Samuel Fox and Company Samuel Fox and Company was a company operating a major steel complex built in the Upper Don Valley at Stocksbridge, near Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. History Samuel Fox bought a disused corn mill close by the centre of the town in 1 ...

and Fox Umbrella Frames Ltd at

Stocksbridge Stocksbridge is a town and civil parish, in the City of Sheffield, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies just to the east of the Peak District. The town is located in the steep-sided valley of th ...

. Samuel financed St John's church, and was the first to be buried in the churchyard in 1887.

References

External links

* * Hamlets in the East Riding of Yorkshire Former civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire {{EastRiding-geo-stub