Ganstead

Ganstead is a village in the civil parish of Bilton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Kingston upon Hull city centre. It is divided into Ganstead East and Ganstead West by the A165 road which passes through the village.

Ganstead
Swine Lane, Ganstead West
Ganstead Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	TA148341
• London	160 mi (260 km) S
Civil parish	Bilton
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HULL
Postcode district	HU11
Dialling code	01482
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Beverley and Holderness
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.790648°N 0.258609°W / 53.790648; -0.258609

Ganstead was formerly a township in the parish of Swine,^[1] in 1866 Ganstead became a civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Bilton.^[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 105.^[3]

In 1823 Ganstead was in the parish of Swine and in the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. Population at the time was 61 and included four farmers and a corn miller.^[4]