Wressle
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Coordinates: 53°46′32″N 0°55′28″W / 53.775682°N 0.924430°W
| Wressle | |
 The main road through Wressle |
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  Wressle Wressle shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Population | 271 (2011 census)[1] |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | SE709315 |
| Civil parish | Wressle |
| 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 | SELBY |
| Postcode district | YO8 |
| Dialling code | 01757 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Haltemprice and Howden |
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.
St John of Beverley's Church
Since 1840 he village has been served by a railway station, which is on the Hull to York Line.[2]
The civil parish consists of the village of Wressle and the hamlets of Brind and Newsholme. According to the 2011 UK census, Wressle parish had a population of 271,[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 261.[3]
The parish church of St. John of Beverley is a Grade II listed building.[4]
Wressle Castle, a Grade I listed ruin, is located here.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics: Area: Wressle CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- ↑ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Wressle CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
- ↑ English Heritage. "Church of St. John of Beverley (1310488)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ↑ English Heritage. "Ruins of Wressle Castle (1083170)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 12.
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- Details from listed building database (165371) . Images of England. English Heritage. - St. John of Beverley's Church
- Wressle in the Domesday Book
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