Bishop Wilton

Bishop Wilton
Bishop Wilton

 Bishop Wilton shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population 500 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference SE797551
Parish Bishop Wilton
Unitary authority East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county East Riding of Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town YORK
Postcode district YO42
Dialling code 01759 368
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament East Yorkshire
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Bishop Wilton is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Pocklington and 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Stamford Bridge.

The civil parish is formed by the village of Bishop Wilton and the hamlets of Gowthorpe and Youlthorpe. According to the 2001 UK census, Bishop Wilton parish had a population of 500 in 199 households.[1]

Just north of the village lies Bishop Wilton Wold, more commonly referred to as Garrowby Hill. At 807 feet (246 m) above sea level, it is the highest point on the Yorkshire Wolds.

Bishop Wilton is considered by some to be one of the prettiest villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire. A shallow beck runs through the centre of the village, which children sometimes paddle in. It is flanked on both sides by open grass verges. This serves as a habitat for endangered wildlife including water voles, toads and newts.

The village has a local post office / shop, a small primary school, an art gallery / long established screen printing workshop and a pub called the Fleece Inn. It has a medieval Church of England parish church, St Edith's, which is dedicated to St Edith of Wilton.[2] The church was faithfully restored in 1858–59 with lavish internal embellishment to designs by J. L. Pearson. It is on the Sykes Churches Trail devised by the East Yorkshire Churches Group. Around the village there are numerous walks on the Wolds; offering views across the Vale of York. The village is very popular with walkers.

References

  1. ^ a b "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Bishop Wilton CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790924&c=Bishop+Wilton&d=16&e=15&g=391449&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1210806545717&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 14 May 2008. 
  2. ^ Pratt, Kate (8 February 2006). "St Edith" (PDF). bishopwilton.com. http://bishopwilton.com/bwhistory/assets/pdfs/lhgbulletin13_extract.pdf. Retrieved 30 January 2011. 
  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 3. 

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