Faxfleet
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Coordinates: 53°42′24″N 0°41′35″W / 53.706778°N 0.693107°W
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 Faxfleet
Faxfleet shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | SE863241 |
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| Civil parish | Blacktoft |
| Unitary authority | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Ceremonial county | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GOOLE |
| Postcode district | DN14 |
| Dialling code | 01430 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Haltemprice and Howden |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Faxfleet is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 7.5 miles (12.1 km) east of Goole town centre. It is located at the start of the Humber, on the north bank, where the River Ouse and the River Trent meet.
Faxfleet forms part of the civil parish of Blacktoft.
Faxfleet was the location of the Faxfleet Preceptory, a former community of the Knights Templar. It was one of Yorkshire's principal preceptories, valued at more than £290[1] (£120,000 as of 2012).[2] when it was closed in 1308.
[edit] References
- ^ "Geoffrey Jolif, Knight Templar: an Anglo-Norman forbear?". The Jollys of Mythop. http://www.amounderness.com/site/geoffrey.htm. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ UK CPI inflation numbers based on data available from Lawrence H. Officer (2010) "What Were the UK Earnings and Prices Then?" MeasuringWorth.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 5.
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