Ruston Parva is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south-west of Bridlington and lies just north of the A614. It forms part of the civil parish of

Harpham 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 north-east of Driffield and south-west of Bridlington. The civil parish is formed by the village ...

In the ''

Domesday Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...

'' account the village is written as “Roreston”, and in 1066 and 1086

lordship of the manor Lord of the Manor is a title that, in Anglo-Saxon England, referred to the landholder of a rural estate. The lord enjoyed manorial rights (the rights to establish and occupy a residence, known as the manor house and demesne) as well as seig ...

was held by the Canons of Church of St John, Beverley. Evidence of Medieval occupation has been recorded in the village though observations of

earthworks Earthworks may refer to: Construction *Earthworks (archaeology), human-made constructions that modify the land contour * Earthworks (engineering), civil engineering works created by moving or processing quantities of soil *Earthworks (military), m ...

, indicating ridge and furrow field systems, enclosures and a hollow way. In 1968 ditch remains of a moat were observed at the south of the village. The moat may have been part of Upper House manor house. Ruston Parva's Grade II* listed

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

church is dedicated to

St Nicholas Saint Nicholas of Myra, ; la, Sanctus Nicolaus (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greeks, Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Minor (; modern-da ...

. It was built in Norman style in 1832 from

ashlar Ashlar () is finely dressed (cut, worked) stone, either an individual stone that has been worked until squared, or a structure built from such stones. Ashlar is the finest stone masonry unit, generally rectangular cuboid, mentioned by Vitruv ...

and yellow brick, and has a tower supported inside by cast iron pillars. Its two deck

pulpit A pulpit is a raised stand for preachers in a Christian church. The origin of the word is the Latin ''pulpitum'' (platform or staging). The traditional pulpit is raised well above the surrounding floor for audibility and visibility, access ...

and box pews also probably date from 1832. Leeds based band Kaiser Chiefs originally named themselves ''Runston Parva'' after the East Riding of Yorkshire village.

References

External links

"Ruston Parva: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1892 (Bulmer's)"
Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2012 {{authority control Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire