Sigglesthorne


Sigglesthorne is a small village and civil [parishes in England|civil parish] in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of Hornsea on the A1035 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 a Grade II* listed building in 1966 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.
There is also a Church of England school.
The name Sigglesthorne derives from the Old Norse Sigelsþorn meaning 'Sigel's thorn tree'.