Wressle

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Wressle
Wressle (East Riding of Yorkshire)
Wressle

Wressle shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population 261 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference SE709315
Parish Wressle
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 SELBY
Postcode district YO8
Dialling code 01757
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
European Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament Haltemprice and Howden
List of places: UKEnglandYorkshire

Coordinates: 53°46′33″N 0°55′28″W / 53.775682, -0.92443

Wressle is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, lying on the eastern bank of the River Derwent approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north west of Howden.

The main road through Wressle
The main road through Wressle

The village is served by a railway station on the Hull to York Line.

The civil parish consists of the village of Wressle and the hamlets of Brind and Newsholme. According to the 2001 UK census, Wressle parish had a population of 261.[1]

Wressle Castle, a Grade I listed ruin, is located here.

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