Harpham

Harpham

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude = 54.039806
longitude = -0.333427
official_name = Harpham
population = 318 (2001 census)
civil_parish = Harpham
unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire
constituency_westminster = East Yorkshire
post_town = DRIFFIELD
postcode_district = YO25
postcode_area = YO
dial_code = 01262
os_grid_reference = TA092617

Harpham is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located just south of the A614 road, approximately convert|5|mi|km|lk=on north east of Driffield and convert|7|mi|km|lk=off south west of Bridlington.

The civil parish is formed by the village of Harpham and the hamlets of Lowthorpe and Ruston Parva.According to the 2001 UK census, Harpham parish had a population of 318.cite web
url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790971&c=Harpham&d=16&e=15&g=390765&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1211035912696&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
title = 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Harpham CP (Parish)
accessdate = 2008-05-17
work = Neighbourhood Statistics
publisher = Office for National Statistics]

It is here that St. John of Beverley was born in the 7th century; he became the Bishop of Hexham as well as the Bishop of York. The Well of St. John, the local well, is named after him and is believed by many to have healing powers.

The village gave its name to HMS "Harpham", a Ham class minesweeper.

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