Catfoss

Catfoss

Catfoss

Hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Catfoss is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) west of the town of Hornsea.[1] The hamlet is mentioned in the Domesday Book as having ten villagers, six ploughlands, and meadows covering 24 acres (9.7 ha).[2] the name derives from two elements; the first is a personal name (Catta) and the second is a common word for a stream or watercourse in Northern England (Foss).[3] Catfoss Lane, between Catfoss and Brandesburton, is the location of the former RAF Catfoss, an airfield which is now home to a variety of businesses.[4]

Light industry at Catfoss Lane

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It forms part of the civil parish of Seaton, and is represented at Westminster as part of the Beverley and Holderness constituency.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Delve, Ken (2006). The Military Airfields of Britain: Northern England. Marlborough: Crowood. p. 74. ISBN 1-86126-809-2.
  2. [2]
    "Catfoss [Hall] | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  3. [3]
    Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 90. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
  4. [4]
    Delve, Ken (2006). The Military Airfields of Britain: Northern England. Marlborough: Crowood. p. 77. ISBN 1-86126-809-2.
  5. [5]
    "Election Maps". ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2023. On the left of the screen is the "Boundary" tab; click this and activate either civil parishes or Westminster Constituencies (or both), however, only two functions can be active at any one time.
  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 4.


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