DRYPOOL, a parish in the middle division of the
wapentake of HOLDERNESS, East riding of the county
of YORK, comprising the townships of Drypool and
Southcoates, and containing 2207, inhabitants, of which
number, 1409 are m the township of Drypool,  a mile
(E.) from Kingston upon Hull. The living is a perpetual-
curacy, in the archdeaconry of the East riding,
and diocese, of York, endowed with £600 royal bounty,
and £ 1000 parliamentary grant, W- Wilberforce, Esq.
was patron in 1826. The church, dedicated to St. Peter,
has been lately rebuilt in the style of the ancient structure,
and has received an addition of eight hundred and
fourteen sittings, of which five hundred and sixty-two
are free, the Incorporated. Society for the enlargement of
churches and ehapels having granted £500 toward
defraying the expense. There is a place of worship for
Wesleyan Methodists. The parish is bounded on the
east by the river Hull, and the village is deemed a part
of the town of Kingston upon Hull, being contiguous
thereto!. Near this place was situated the village of
Visneck, which,, was swallowed up by inundations of
the Humber.