RUDSTON, a parish in the wapentake of DICKERING,
East riding of the county of YORK, 5 miles (W.)
from Bridlington, containing 417 inhabitants. The living
is a discharged vicarage, in the archdeaconry of the
East riding, and diocese of York, rated in the king's
books at £9. 13. 6., and in the patronage of the Archbishop
of York. The church is dedicated to All Saints.
In the churchyard is a lofty pyramidal stone, which
probably gave name to the place, Rod, in Saxon, signifying
a cross.