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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Grimston like this:
GRIMSTON, a hamlet in Garton township and parish, E.R. Yorkshire; on the coast, 7½ miles NE of Hedon. Grimston Hall here is the seat of the Grimston family, who have held the manor since the Norman conqueST.
Grimston is now part of EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Grimston itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Grimston, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25801
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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