Gowdall

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Gowdall
Gowdall (East Riding of Yorkshire)
Gowdall

Gowdall shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population 318 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference SE622223
Parish Gowdall
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 GOOLE
Postcode district DN14
Dialling code 01405
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
European Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament Brigg and Goole
List of places: UKEnglandYorkshire

Coordinates: 53°41′39″N 1°03′31″W / 53.694117, -1.058651

Gowdall is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 1 mile (2 km) west of the town of Snaith. It lies a mile to the north of the M62 motorway and A645 road and just south of the River Aire.

Main Street, Gowdall
Main Street, Gowdall

According to the 2001 UK census, Gowdall parish had a population of 318.[1]

The parish was part of the Goole Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974, then in Boothferry district of Humberside until 1996.

In the year 2000 it was severely flooded, and made national news.

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