Welwick
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Welwick | |
Welwick shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire |
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Population | 307 (2001 census)[1] |
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OS grid reference | |
Parish | Welwick |
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 | HULL |
Postcode district | HU12 |
Dialling code | 01964 |
Police | Humberside |
Fire | Humberside |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
UK Parliament | Beverley and Holderness |
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire |
Welwick is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south of the town of Withernsea and 2 miles (3.2 km) south east of the village of Patrington on the B1445 road from Patrington to Easington.
The civil parish is formed by the village of Welwick and the hamlet of Weeton. According to the 2001 UK census, Welwick parish had a population of 307.[1]
The parish church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building.
[edit] Famous residents
- Christopher Wright - Gunpowder plotter
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Welwick CP (Parish). Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.