Rawcliffe, East Riding of Yorkshire

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Rawcliffe
Rawcliffe, East Riding of Yorkshire (East Riding of Yorkshire)
Rawcliffe, East Riding of Yorkshire

Rawcliffe shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population 2,087 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference SE684230
Parish Rawcliffe
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′59″N 0°57′54″W / 53.699718, -0.965053

Rawcliffe (or Rawcliffe in Snaith) is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles west of Goole. It lies on the banks of the River Aire just north of the M62 and on the A614 road.

Chapel Lane, Rawcliffe
Chapel Lane, Rawcliffe

The civil parish is formed by the village of Rawcliffe and the hamlet of Rawcliffe Bridge which lies just to the south east of the village. According to the 2001 UK census, Rawcliffe parish had a population of 2,087.[1]

The village is served by a railway station on the Pontefract Line railway, originally part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway route to nearby Goole.

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.

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