four carucates by 1299. Robert of Sewerby was lord of the manor in 1316 and the family held it until the death of William de Sywardby in 1452. Williams's daughter held the land until her son sold the land to Ralph Raysing in 1545 and so the estate finally passed out of the hands of the descendants of Osbert de Sywardby after nearly 400 years. In the same year Raysing also bought other properties in Sewerby. Raysing held the land until 1567 when he sold it to John Carliell. The Carliell family held the land until 1714 when it was sold to John Graeme. John Graeme was actually living in the manor house when he bought the land. It is said that John and his son Robert made their fortunes by acting as agents for a Lady Boococke, a considerable landowner in Bridlington. Sewerby House was almost re-built by John Graeme between the years 1714 and 1720, when ten houses were demolished to improve the grounds of the estate. There are however traces of the old house still to be seen inside the hall, most notably the Tudor doorway in the basement. An enclosure act of 1802, divided up the land around Sewerby and Sewerby Hall, which was further refined in 1850. The enclosure of land moved the main street in the village further west, before the enclosure, the main road in Sewerby was east of Sewerby hall. The church, dedicated to St John the Evangelist, was built between 1846 and 1848, from sandstone transported from Wakefield. A chapal was first mentioned in historical documents from 1319. This had fallen into disuse by 1449 and another chapel was paid for. The church, which was designed by Sir Gilbert Scott, is now a grade II* listed structure. The village of Sewerby, as spelt through the ages; 1086 Siuuardbi, Siward Bi 1284 Sywardby 1312 Siwardeby, Sywardeby, Syuuardby 1315 Seuerdby, Siwardeby, Sywardby 1346 Sywardeby 1650 Sewrby Originally, Marton railway station (later named railway station) was the nearest station to Sewerby, however, whilst is nearer at , the route from the station to Sewerby is inadvisable for walkers, so is often advised to be the best station for access to the locality. The village is on the northern edge of Bridlington Bay, and it fronts onto the shore in a southwards direction, making it the only seaside resort in the East Riding of Yorkshire