Around Newport and Broomfleet

Around Newport and Broomfleet (Tempus, Stroud, 2003) – is a pictorial history of the community which grew on Wallingfen in East Yorkshire following the cutting of the Market Weighton canal in 1770.

This comprehensive book is a pictorial history of the communities at River Bridge on the banks of the Market Weighton Canal, later known as Newport, and villages between Howden and the Wolds, including Broomfleet, Faxfleet and Brantingham.

Compiled from over 150 archive images this fascinating volume provides a glimpse into the history of this part of East Yorkshire during the last two centuries, capturing images of important buildings and places of worship, transport and local industry, as well as the people who have lived and worked here.

Bibliographic Information
ISBN 0 7524 3126 9
128pp – 200+ illustrations – Paperback
£12.99

Tempus Publishing Ltd, The Mill, Brimscombe Port, Stroud, Glos. GL5 2QG.
Tel: 01453 883300 Fax: 01453 883233.

For more information contact Naomi Hall at Tempus on 01453 883300 or
email nhall@tempus-publishing.com

Further Information
A community study of Newport (1770 – 1850) was the topic of the author’s MA thesis at York University in 2003. She has also written similarly about St Albans.