Beswick, East Riding of Yorkshire

Beswick
Beswick
	Beswick Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population	357 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	TA012481
• London	170 mi (270 km) S
Civil parish	Beswick;
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire;
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DRIFFIELD
Postcode district	YO25
Dialling code	01377
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Beverley and Holderness;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°55′10″N 0°27′37″W / 53.919520°N 0.460195°W

Beswick (/ˈbɛzɪk/) is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The village is situated on the A164 road, about 6 miles (10 km) north of Beverley and 6 miles south of Driffield.

The civil parish is formed by the villages of Beswick and Kilnwick and the hamlet of Wilfholme. According to the 2011 UK census, Beswick parish had a population of 357,^[1] a slight decline on the 2001 UK census figure of 372.^[2]

Beswick was the former home of P.H. Sissons & Sons, famous for wheelwrighting and building 'Wolds Wagons' since 1854. One of the wagons is at Skidby Windmill.

Beswick Hall was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1968 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.^[3]

St Margaret's Church
Beswick Hall

References

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Beswick Parish (1170211142)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Beswick Parish (1543504189)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
^ Historic England. "Beswick Hall (1103484)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 August 2013.

Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 3.

External links

Media related to Beswick at Wikimedia Commons
Beswick in the Domesday Book

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[2011_census-1] UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Beswick Parish (1170211142)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

[2001_census-2] UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Beswick Parish (1543504189)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

[3] Historic England. "Beswick Hall (1103484)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 August 2013.

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