Extract from Bulmer's History and Directory of East Yorkshire (1892) edit

"TIBTHORPE township contains 2,885 acres of land lying along the eastern acclivity of the Wolds. The surface is generally elevated, and the soil of a lighter quality than that in the rest of the parish. The township is valued for rating purposes at £2,882, and had at the last enumeration 278 inhabitants. The Earl of Londesborough, who is also lord of the manor; Sir Tatton Sykes, Bart., D.L.; Mr. A. Botterill, Garton-on-the-Wolds; Mr. R. Harrison, Driffield; Simpson Staveley Esq., Tibthorpe; Mr. W. Harrison, Tibthorpe; D. Dent Esq., Rispin Mr. J. Loadman, Helmsley; and Mr. J. Harrison, Tibthorpe, are the principal landowners. The village is situated about one mile west of Kirkburn, and five miles south-west of Driffield."

(I removed the above section from the article. --RobthTalk 11:37, 28 June 2006 (UTC))Reply