Haltemprice is an area in the

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, England, directly to the west of

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. Originally an extra-parochial area, it became a

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in 1858, in 1935 it was expanded by the combination of the urban districts of Cottingham and Anlaby and rural district of Sculcoates to form a new

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; the district included the villages of

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, Cottingham,

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and Willerby. Urban districts were abolished 1974. Haltemprice gave its name to the Haltemprice and Howden UK Parliament constituency between 1997 and 2024. The

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run 'Haltemprice Leisure Centre' in Anlaby.

Background and etymology

Haltemprice Priory was established as an Augustinian religious dwelling in the 14th century. The name is thought to derive from the French ''Haute Emprise'' (High enterprise). The priory existed until the 16th century and the Dissolution of the Monasteries under

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. Settlement continued at Haltemprice as 'Haltemprice Farm', the farm was occupied up to 1998; as of 2011 the farm building was derelict.

Parish (1858–1974)

Haltemprice was historically an

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, and was made a

in its own right in 1858. It was included in the

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under the

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Urban district (1935–1974)

On 1 April 1935, under a

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, an urban district of Haltemprice was set up, to cover Hull's western suburbs. The Cottingham and

urban districts were abolished and included into the new Haltemprice Urban District, as was part of the

including the existing parish of Haltemprice and the parish of West Ella. In 1961 the parish had a population of 42,386. On 1 April 1974, under the

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, Haltemprice Urban District was merged to form part of the

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borough in

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. Haltemprice parish was also abolished. The northern half of Humberside became the reconstituted East Riding in 1996. The former Haltemprice area has been since divided again into a number of civil parishes. The area gave its name to the Parliamentary seat of Haltemprice and Howden and, as the fictional constituency of Haltemprice, was held by the fictional Tory MP Alan B'Stard in the

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''.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Geography of the East Riding of Yorkshire Former civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire