High Hunsley is a small hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the Yorkshire Wolds approximately south-west of Beverley town centre and north-west of the village of Little Weighton.
High Hunsley forms part of the civil parish of Rowley. It is situated on the B1230 road and the Yorkshire Wolds Way passes close to the west.
In 1823 Hunsley (then both High and Low), was in the civil parish of Rowley and the Wapentake of Harthill. Occupations at the time included two farmers, a corn factor (trader), a yeoman, and a gentlewoman.
Deserted medieval village In 1823 Baines' History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York stated that Hunsley was formerly "a place of some consequence," where "the foundations of ancient buildings are sometimes dug up".Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 358
In 2022 one of the house platforms in the deserted medieval village was partially excavated by the local community assisted by archaeologists from Ethos Heritage CIC. The excavations were attended by over 150 local participants including local special needs schools, the Girl Guides, Brownies, Children in Care and Special Needs Schools.
They found some well preserved remains, including a suspected alehouse or inn. In addition a large amount of Medivial Pottery and Metal Artefacts were uncovered including air pins, coins and dress fastenings.
Transmitter site To the west of the settlement is the High Hunsley transmitter (), which is used by local radio stations BBC Radio Humberside, Hits Radio East Yorkshire & North Lincolnshire and Capital Yorkshire. The ground around the transmitter is at a height of around above sea level.
Analogue radio FrequencykWRadio Listeners Guide 2010Service95.9 MHz9.6BBC Radio Humberside96.9 MHz9.4Hits Radio East Yorkshire & North Lincolnshire105.8 MHz9.6Capital Yorkshire
Digital radio FrequencyBlockkWService215.072 MHz10D5Bauer Humberside223.936 MHz12A5MuxCo Lincolnshire225.648 MHz12B2BBC National DAB
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High Hunsley transmitter.