HUNMANBY, a parish in the wapentake of DICKERING,
East riding of the county of YORK, 8 miles
(S. S. E.) from Scarborough, containing 1018 inhabitants.
The living is a vicarage, in the archdeaconry of
the East riding, and diocese of York, rated in the king's
books at £20. 1. 8. H. Osbaldeston, Esq. was patron
in 1796. The church, dedicated to All Saints, contains
a splendid monument to different members of the Osbaldeston
family who died within the last century.
There are places of worship for Baptists and Wesleyan
Methodists. A market, formerly on Tuesday, has been
long disused; but a monthly cattle market, and fairs
on May 26th and October 29th, are still held here. A
library was founded by the associates of Dr. Bray, for
the use of the neighbouring clergy, and a parochial
library, for the benefit of the poor. A National school
was established, in 1810, by H. Osbaldeston, Esq., the
master of which receives £60 per annum. On an
eminence, called Castle hill, are vestiges of an ancient
fortification.