Hive is a
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...
in the
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, often abbreviated to the East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, S ...
, England. It is situated approximately west of
Brough and north-east of
Goole
Goole is a port town and civil parish on the River Ouse, Yorkshire, River Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The town's Historic counties of England, historic county is the West Riding of Yorkshire.
At the 2021 United Kingdom censu ...
. It lies just to the north of the
M62 motorway
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.
Hive forms part of the
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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
of
Gilberdyke
Gilberdyke is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south-east of York and west of Hull. Gilberdyke lies near to Howden which is away. It lies on the B1230 road, south of the M62 ...
.
In 1823 Hive was in the civil parish of
Eastrington
Eastrington is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately to the east of Howden and south east of York.
The civil parish is formed by the village of Eastrington and the hamlets of ...
, and the
Wapentake
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and
Liberty
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of
Howdenshire
Howdenshire was a wapentake and a liberty of England, lying around the town of Howden in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
In the Anglo-Saxon period, the district was under the control of Peterborough's monastery, but it was confiscated by Edward ...
. Occupations at the time included six farmers.
[ Baines, Edward (1823): ''History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York'', p. 218]
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Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire
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