Brandesburton is fortunate in having more historical associations with figures and titles of regional and national significance than most other Holderness villages.

Originally the fiefdom of the St Quintin’s from the time of the Norman invasion, the manor passed to Lord Dacre – (hence the Dacre Arms public house) and then from his family to the Lord Mayor of London, who with the Corporation, in 1843, endowed the school – believed to be the oldest continuing school in the former East Riding.

In the 19^th century Brandesburton Hall was bought by Colonel Harrison who greatly extended it. The earliest parts of the Hall date from 1772 but the centre and one of the wings were added in 1852 by the Harrison Family. The last and best known of the Harrisons was Col. James Johnathon Harrison, the adventurer who housed in the Hall a collection of birds and animals he had shot in Africa and America.

In the early years of this century he brought several Central African Pygmies to live at the Hall. After WW2 the building became the Brandesburton Hospital.

Poulson also males particular mention of Thomas Keith Esq. whom he describes as “accountant to the British Museum, formerly secretary to the master of the King’s household, author of several works on mathematics, a system of geography and etc.”

“He died in the New Road, London on 29^th June 1826, aged 64 years”.

Perhaps pre-eminent in the 19^th century in terms of local importance as Dr John Hymers, rector of Brandesburton from 1852 – 1887, whose estate was responsible for the foundation of Hymers College Hull in 1893.

Of more recent times T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) is said to have been a regular caller in the village during the inter-war years when he was attached to Catfoss airfield nearby to the east. (Although he is known to have stayed in Hornsea, there is no evidence of him ever having stayed in Brandesburton).