Painsthorpe

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Painsthorpe
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Painsthorpe, looking west
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Painsthorpe
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference SE814583
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Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town YORK
Postcode district YO41
Dialling code 01759
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Yorkshire
54°0′51″N0°45′30″W / 54.01417°N 0.75833°W / 54.01417; -0.75833

Painsthorpe is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

It is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the village of Kirby Underdale, the area is remote – the nearest settlement of any size is the small town of Pocklington some 5 miles (8 km) to the south. It forms part of the civil parish of Kirby Underdale and was the site of Painsthorpe Abbey, an Anglican Benedictine monastery.

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