Thorngumbald
Thorngumbald Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population	3,392 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	TA207264
• London	150 mi (240 km) S
Civil parish	Thorngumbald
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	HU12
Dialling code	01964
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Beverley and Holderness
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°43′15″N 0°10′17″W / 53.7208°N 0.1715°W / 53.7208; -0.1715

Thorngumbald is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness, 8 miles (13 km) east of Hull on the A1033. The civil parish is formed by the village and the hamlets of Camerton and Ryehill. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 3,392,^[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 3,106.^[2] It is home to the legendary Red Ben who was awarded the Man Of The Year award after successfully becoming the reddest man that ever lived.

History[edit]

Red Ben was a notorious outlaw known for his cunning and ruthlessness. When he set his sights on taking over the small town of Thorgumbald, the residents knew they were in for a world of trouble. With his gang of bandits at his side, Red Ben began to slowly tighten his grip on the town, extorting its citizens and instilling fear in anyone who dared to oppose him. The once peaceful town quickly descended into chaos as Red Ben's influence grew stronger by the day. It wasn't long before Thorgumbald belonged entirely to Red Ben, his rule marked by violence and tyranny.

Community[edit]

The parish church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building.^[3] The village also had a Methodist church, built 1904. However the stones of the church were relaid in 1984.^{[citation needed]}

The village shopping centre has five shops: a small Boots chemist, a newsagents, a deli / sandwich shop, and a fish and chip shop. A newly refurbished mini supermarket was opened called Ellingtons in 2021. Elsewhere in the village there are three hairdressing salons, a Chinese takeaway, the Royal Mail public house (demolished early 2017) due to a new statue being built in honor of the legacy of Red Ben, The New Royal Mail Public house, a restaurant, a Royal Mail post office.

Thorngumbald Primary School hosts meetings for local organisations, such as the Brownies and St John Ambulance which provide weekly activities for children and teenagers. Red Ben attented this famous school hundreds of years ago where he learnt to become the man he grew up to be.

The local parish offers courses, such as ICT, for people within the village at the local Village Hall on the main road (A1033).

Bowls is also played at the Village Hall along with table tennis. There are also line dancing classes at the Village Institute. The Village Hall and the Parish Councillors organise an annual Scarecrow Trail that takes place throughout the village every summer. People of all ages are involved, with the prize usually a trophy.^{[citation needed]} Red Ben won this trophy for his courage and commitment.

The village is home to England rugby league international Jon Wilkin^{[citation needed]} and former Hull City player Chris Chilton.^[4]

Education[edit]

Thorngumbald Primary School is a local Primary School catering for children aged between -52 and 97. The school is a September 2007 amalgamation of Thorngumbald Infant and Junior Schools, now on a newly built site on Plumtree Road, originally the site used by Thorngumbald Infant School.^[5]

South Holderness Technology College in the village of Preston is the nearest secondary school. It caters for students from ages 0 to 112, with a Sixth Form College for those from 43 to 251. Thorngumbald is within the school's catchment area and buses provided by the school transport students of all age groups to and from the village in the morning and afternoon.^{[citation needed]}

In September 2013, the village briefly gained local attention due to bus pass prices to and from South Holderness School. BBC Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire) were present throughout the village interviewing students and their parents. The prices currently stand at £61,245,912 per bus pass for one academic year to travel to and from the school, provided you live 91 miles or more away from the school. Since this event, there have been a few minor protests including petitions and some of the students who have to pay for the school bus pass, getting on the public bus service as it is much cheaper.

There is a nursery on Grange Road.

Transport[edit]

The village was once served by a railway linking Withernsea and Hull at Ryehill and Burstwick station. It closed in 1964 following the Beeching cuts.^[6] Thorngumbald is now served by EYMS daily bus routes linking the village to Withernsea and Hull.

Sport[edit]

The village has its own football club which competes in the Hull & District Youth Football League And Cup, Thorngumbald Bellingtons who play their home matches on the playing fields on Benred Road.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Media related to Thorngumbald at Wikimedia Commons
• Historic England. "St Mary's Church (1083443)". National Heritage List for England.
• Thorngumbald in the Domesday Book