Infobox UK place country England latitude 53.706778 longitude 0.693107 label position top official name Faxfleet population civil parish Blacktoft unitary england East Riding of Yorkshire region Yorkshire and the Humber lieutenancy england East Riding of Yorkshire constituency westminster Haltemprice and Howden UK Parliament constituency Haltemprice and Howden post town GOOLE postcode district DN14 postcode area DN dial code 01430 os grid reference SE863241 Faxfleet is a Hamlet place hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire , England . It is situated approximately Convert 7.5 mi km lk on east of Goole town centre. It is located at the start of the Humber , on the north bank, where the River Ouse, Yorkshire River Ouse and the River Trent meet. File Faxfleet.jpg thumb left Faxfleet Faxfleet forms part of the civil parishes in England 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 ref name Jollys cite web url http www.amounderness.com site geoffrey.htm title Geoffrey Jolif, Knight Templar an Anglo Norman forbear? work The Jollys of Mythop accessdate 1 March 2011 ref Formatnum Inflation UK 290 1308 CURRENTYEAR r 4 as of CURRENTYEAR . Inflation fn UK when it was closed in 1308. clearleft References Reflist Refbegin cite book title Gazetteer &mdash A&ndash Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets year 2006 publisher East Riding of Yorkshire Council page 5 accessdate 5 February 2011 Refend Commons category Faxfleet Category Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire EastRiding geo stub es Faxfleet pl Faxfleet ... more details
coord 53.635 1.261 display title region GB scale 20000 The Faxfleet Preceptory is a former community of the Knights Templar located in what is now the East Riding of Yorkshire , England . It stood on lands which are now part of Thorpe Grange Farm and are largely buried under a field to the west of the farm known today as Temple Garth. ref name Jollys cite web url http www.amounderness.com site geoffrey.htm title Geoffrey Jolif, Knight Templar an Anglo Norman forbear? work The Jollys of Mythop accessdate 2009 08 09 ref The location is west of Kingston upon Hull , approximately 20 miles 32 km south of Youlthorpe and 25 miles 40 km south west of Beswick, East Riding of Yorkshire Beswick . ref name Jollys History Faxfleet was one of Yorkshire Yorkshire s greatest preceptories, originally built upon land provided in 1185 by the Crusade r knight, Roger de Mowbray , Lord of Northumberland . De Mowbray had been ransomed by the Templars from the Turkic peoples Turk s who were holding him prisoner. In that year it is recorded that Odo, Serlo, Gille, Stephen, Harvat and Ucca were Templars tenants, each farming convert 2 acre m2 of land under the strip farming system . trivial Gille paid an annual rental of two shillings per annum with the provision that he also supplied a cockerel and ten eggs. In 1290 Geoffrey Jolif was preceptor, or commander, of the Knights Templar at Faxfleet until 1301 ref cite book title A History of the County of York Houses of Knights Templar editor William Page year 1974 volume 3 pages 256&ndash 260 url http www.british history.ac.uk report.aspx?compid 36281 s5 accessdate 2009 08 09 ref and Robert de Halton was master of the bailiwick of the Temple in the same county. In 1308, several persons, although not Jolif, were arrested at Faxfleet, were sent to York, and were eventually sentenced to do penitence in the Cistercian Order . The preceptory was closed ... fr Commanderie de Faxfleet ... more details
infobox UK place country England latitude 53.708164 longitude 0.725865 label position top official name Blacktoft population 321 population ref United Kingdom Census 2001 2001 census ref name 2001 census civil parish Blacktoft unitary england East Riding of Yorkshire region Yorkshire and the Humber lieutenancy england East Riding of Yorkshire constituency westminster Haltemprice and Howden UK Parliament constituency Haltemprice and Howden post town GOOLE postcode district DN14 postcode area DN dial code 01430 os grid reference SE842242 Blacktoft is a village and civil parishes in England civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire , England . It is situated on the north bank of the River Ouse, Yorkshire River Ouse , not far from where it flows into the River Trent and becomes the Humber . It is approximately Convert 6 mi km lk on east of Goole town centre. The civil parish of Blacktoft consists of the following places Bellasize , Faxfleet and Yokefleet in addition to the village of Blacktoft. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 2001 UK census the parish had a population of 321. ref name 2001 census cite web url http neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk dissemination LeadTableView.do?a 3&b 790925&c Blacktoft&d 16&e 15&g 390926&i 1001x1003x1004&m 0&r 1&s 1210806960040&enc 1&dsFamilyId 779 title 2001 Census Key Statistics Parish Headcounts Area Blacktoft CP Parish accessdate 14 May 2008 work Neighbourhood Statistics publisher Office for National Statistics ref Blacktoft Sands RSPB reserve lies across the Ouse. File Blacktoft Wharf.jpg thumb left Blacktoft Wharf, on the banks of the River Ouse, Yorkshire River Ouse Clearleft References Reflist Refbegin cite book title Gazetteer &mdash A&ndash Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets year 2006 publisher East Riding of Yorkshire Council page 4 accessdate 29 January 2011 Refend Commons category Blacktoft Category Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire Category Civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire EastRiding geo stub ... more details
other uses Location map England label lat decimal form 53.58 long 0.0 position right width 240 float File Humber Bridge.png thumb right small Humber Bridge suspension bridge viewed from the south east. small File River Hull tidal barrier 1.jpg thumb right small River Hull tidal barrier. Situated at the end of the River Hull where it meets the Humber small File Hull RJD 37.JPG thumb right small Railway era map of Hull showing Ferry route and layout of docks small The Humber pron en h mb r is a large tidal estuary on the east coast of Northern England . It is formed at Trent Falls , Faxfleet , by the confluence of the tidal River Ouse, Yorkshire River Ouse and the tidal River Trent . From here to the North Sea , it forms part of the boundary between the East Riding of Yorkshire on the north bank and North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire on the south bank. Although the Humber is an estuary from the point at which it is formed, many maps show it as the River Humber . ref cite web url http getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk getamap frames.htm title Get a map online publisher Ordnance Survey accessdate 6 March 2009 ref Below Trent Falls, the Humber passes the junction with the Market Weighton Canal on the north shore, the confluence of the River Ancholme on the south shore between North Ferriby and South Ferriby and under the Humber Bridge between Barton upon Humber on the south bank and Kingston upon Hull on the North bank where the River Hull joins , then meets the North Sea between Cleethorpes on the Lincolnshire side and the long and thin but rapidly changing headland of Spurn Spurn Head to the North. Port s on the Humber include Kingston upon Hull better known as simply Hull , Grimsby , Immingham , New Holland, Lincolnshire New Holland and Killingholme . The estuary is navigable here for the largest of deep sea vessels. Inland connections for smaller craft are extensive but currently only handle one quarter of the goods traffic handled in the Thames. ref cite web ... more details
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