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Painsthorpe

Coordinates:54°0′51″N0°45′30″W/ 54.01417°N 0.75833°W/54.01417; -0.75833
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Painsthorpe
Painsthorpe, looking west
Painsthorpe is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Painsthorpe
Painsthorpe
Location within theEast Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE814583
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Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYORK
Postcode districtYO41
Dialling code01759
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54°0′51″N0°45′30″W/ 54.01417°N 0.75833°W/54.01417; -0.75833

Painsthorpeis ahamletin theEast Riding of Yorkshire,England.

It is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the village ofKirby Underdale,the area is remote – the nearest settlement of any size is the small town ofPocklingtonsome 5 miles (8 km) to the south. It forms part of thecivil parishofKirby Underdaleand was the site ofPainsthorpe Abbey,anAnglican Benedictinemonastery.

References

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  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets.East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 9.
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