Lund, East Riding of Yorkshire

Lund
Village centre, Lund
Lund
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population308 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceSE970480
 London165 mi (266 km) S
Civil parish
  • Lund
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDRIFFIELD
Postcode districtYO25
Dialling code01377
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

Lund is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) north-west of Beverley and 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Driffield.

According to the 2011 UK census, Lund parish had a population of 308, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 289.

The parish church of All Saints is a Grade II* listed building.

In 1823 Lund was in the Wapentake of Harthill. In the market place the remains of a market cross was used as a focus to sell goods every Thursday in Lent. The parishioners had erected a public school for an unlimited number of children. Population at the time was 357. Occupations included fifteen farmers, one of whom was in occupation of the seat of a local notable family. There were three shoemakers, three shopkeepers, two tailors, a parish clerk and a parish constable, a schoolmaster, a workhouse governess, a blacksmith, a bricklayer, a saddler, a butcher, and the landlords of The Plough, and The Lord Wellington public house. Three carriers operated between the village and Beverley and Market Weighton twice weekly.

John Fancy, the Second World War airman and escapee from German captivity was born in the village.