South Cave is a village and

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in the

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, England. It is situated approximately to the west of

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city centre on the

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just to the north of the A63 road.

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 o ...

is approximately to the north-west. South Cave formerly held a town charter that has lapsed and the parish council no longer styles itself as a town. The civil parish is formed by the village of South Cave, the

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of Drewton and part of the

of Riplingham. According to the

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, South Cave parish had a population of 4,823, an increase on the

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figure of 4,515. South Cave lies within the Parliamentary constituency of

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History

The name 'Cave' probably derives from "the fast-flowing one", being a stream from the

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'caf' meaning quick or swift. The settlement is listed in the ''

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'' as "Cave", and in the Cave

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of the East Riding of Yorkshire. At the time of the survey there were 31 households, 30 villagers and a priest, 12 ploughlands, woodland and a church. In 1066 Gamal son of Osbert held the Lordship, this in 1086 transferred to

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, who was also

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to William I.

South Cave Town Hall South Cave Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place, South Cave, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The building, which is the meeting place of South Cave Parish Council, is a Grade II listed building. History The building was co ...

dates from 1796. In 1823 South Cave was a town and civil parish in the

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of Harthill, the

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of St Peter's, and in the division of Hunsley Beacon. Baines's ''History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York'' states that the South Cave's name probably derives from the "hollow" in which it sits. The parish, with South Cave, included the townships of

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, and Osmandyke. A National School existed. A market was held every Monday in which a "great quantity" of corn was sold and sent to West Riding towns, including

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and

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, by way of

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, with commodities such as coal, lime, and stone returning. Cave Castle, which then was "near this town", was the seat and principal residence of Henry Barnard. The house, described as "large and noble" and ornamented, had within a collection of pictures by the "best masters", including a portrait of

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, whose great grandfather lived at the house, possessed part of the estate, and emigrated to America in 1657 to settle in Westmoreland, Virginia. In the town Market Place was a merchant, two attorneys, an educational academy (another two existed elsewhere), a National school, a

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, two boot & shoe makers, a bricklayer, four butchers, four farmers, three shopkeepers, an agent for Cave Castle, two tailors, one of whom was a

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, a further draper who was a grocer, a

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, a weaver, a horse dealer, an auctioneer, a gardener, and a baker, and one trader who was a grocer, druggist,

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& woolen draper, and hardware dealer. Some of these professions and trades were repeated elsewhere in the town, particularly at West End and West Gate. Further town occupations included a cooper, a clock & watch maker, a common brewer, a tinner & brazier, gunsmith, and a saddler & collar maker. There were the

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s of The Bay Horse, The Bear Inn, The Fox & Coney, The Three Tuns, and The Windmill

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s. The Fox & Coney also held the post and excise office of the town Postmaster, the office sending and receiving letters every day. Residents included a Leed church minister, two

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and a gentlewoman. Coaches between Hull and Thorne passed through The Fox & Coney daily. Two carriers operated between the town and Hull, and

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. South Cave was served by South Cave railway station on the

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between 1885 and 1955.

Community

The

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National Trail, a

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passes to the east end of the village. The

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of All Saints' was designated a Grade II*

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in 1968 and is now recorded in the

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, maintained by

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. The Methodist Church joining with All Saints Church in September 2007. Cave Castle, built in 1804, is a house in

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on Church Hill and is Grade II listed. Today it operates as a hotel with gym facilities and its grounds form a local golf club. In 2003 the Haltemprice and Howden area was placed as the 10th most affluent in the country in a

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Private Clients survey.

Sport

Since 2010, both the Sporting Club and the South Cave & Brantingham Cricket Club have been based at the Norman Elliott Pavilion at The Bull Field, which was finally completed after much public fundraising in 2012. The Pavilion was built at a cost of £730,000 and was named after Norman Elliott MBE of South Cave.

Gallery

File:The Bear, South Cave - geograph.org.uk - 229027.jpg, The Bear public house File:Fox and Coney, South Cave - geograph.org.uk - 229098.jpg, Fox and Coney public house File:South Cave Post Office - geograph.org.uk - 229860.jpg, South Cave post office

References

External links

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South Cave Parish Council website

South Cave Primary School website

All Saints Church website
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