Atwick

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Atwick
Atwick (East Riding of Yorkshire)
Atwick

Atwick shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population 318 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference TA190509
Parish Atwick
Unitary authority East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county East Riding of Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DRIFFIELD
Postcode district YO25
Dialling code 01964
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
European Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament Beverley and Holderness
List of places: UKEnglandYorkshire

Coordinates: 53°56′27″N 0°11′16″W / 53.940706, -0.187689

Atwick is a village and civil parish in Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The village is near the North Sea coast, and two miles north of Hornsea on the B1242 road.

Atwick village, photographed by Phil Williams.
Atwick village, photographed by Phil Williams.

The civil parish is formed by the village of Atwick and the hamlet of Skirlington. According to the 2001 UK census, Atwick parish had a population of 318.[1]

[edit] World War Two

Pillbox, Lozenge shaped, Atwick.
Pillbox, Lozenge shaped, Atwick.

The World War Two defences constructed in and around Atwick have been documented by William Foot. They included a heavy anti-aircraft battery and several pillboxes.[2]

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[edit] General references

  • Foot, William (2006). Beaches, fields, streets, and hills ... the anti-invasion landscapes of England, 1940. Council for British Archaeology. ISBN 1-902771-53-2. 

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