Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Sigglesthorne is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Hornsea on the B1244 road where it meets the B1243 road.According to the 2011 UK census, Sigglesthorne parish had a population of 404, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 282.The village has around 175 houses. There is also an ancient church dedicated to St. Lawrence that was designated in 1966 by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.There is also a Church of England primary school.It is rumoured throughout the village that the settlement was given its name as a result of a Viking who lived there. This Viking leader was supposedly called Siggle/Siggul, and since hawthorne is the predominant type of hedge around the village, it was given the name "Siggul's thorne" → Sigglesthorne.. }
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- Sigglesthorne abstract "Sigglesthorne is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Hornsea on the B1244 road where it meets the B1243 road.According to the 2011 UK census, Sigglesthorne parish had a population of 404, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 282.The village has around 175 houses. There is also an ancient church dedicated to St. Lawrence that was designated in 1966 by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.There is also a Church of England primary school.It is rumoured throughout the village that the settlement was given its name as a result of a Viking who lived there. This Viking leader was supposedly called Siggle/Siggul, and since hawthorne is the predominant type of hedge around the village, it was given the name "Siggul's thorne" → Sigglesthorne.".