East Cottingwith
St Mary’s Church
East Cottingwith is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
East Cottingwith
East Cottingwith
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population349 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE703423
• London165 mi (266 km) S
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYORK
Postcode districtYO42
Dialling code01759
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°52′21″N 0°55′52″W / 53.872591°N 0.931071°W / 53.872591; -0.931071

East Cottingwith is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Cottingwith, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies on the former Derwent Navigation (canal), and approximately 9 miles (14 km) north-west of the market town of Howden and 7 miles (11 km) south-west of the market town of Pocklington. The village is 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the B1228 road and just east of the River Derwent. In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 185.[2] East Cottingwith was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Aughton,[3] from 1866 East Cottingwith was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the civil parish was merged with Storwood to create Cottingwith.[4]

The civil parish of Cottingwith is formed by the village of East Cottingwith and the hamlet of Storwood. According to the 2011 UK Census, Cottingwith parish had a population of 349,[1] an increase on the 2001 UK Census figure of 290.[5]

The village church is St Mary's and is a Grade II listed building.[6]

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References

  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 5.

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