BEEFORD, a parish in the northern division of
the wapentake of HOLDERNESS, East riding of the
county of York, comprising the chapelry of Lissett, and
the townships of Beeford and Dunnington, and containing
791 inhabitants, of which number, 620 are in the
township of Beeford, 9 miles (E. S. E.) from Great Driffield.
The living is a rectory, within the peculiar jurisdiction
of the manor court of Beeford, rated in the
king's books at £22, and in the patronage of the Crown.
The church is dedicated to St. Leonard. There are
places of worship for Independents and Wesleyan Methodists.
A free school here is conducted on the
National plan.