GRIBTHORPE is a township in the parish of and 4 miles east from Bubwith, 5 ½ miles north from Howden and 2 south from Foggathorpe station. Lord Leconfield is lord of the manor and sole landowner, with the exception of 24 acres, which belong to C. Blackburn esq.

The soil is strong clay; subsoil, clay. The chief crops are wheat, oats, beans and barley. The area is 900 acres of land and 2 of water; rateable value, £614; the population in 1911 was 31.