East Hardwick
| East Hardwick | |
|---|---|
  East Hardwick | |
| East Hardwick shown within West Yorkshire | |
| Population | 173 (2011) |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PONTEFRACT |
| Postcode district | WF8 |
| Dialling code | 01977 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | |
East Hardwick is a village and civil parish in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 191,[1] reducing to 173 at the 2011 Census.[2] Until 1974 it was part of Osgoldcross Rural District.
The name 'East Hardwick' has its origins in Old English. The 'East' distinguishes it from West Hardwick, and 'Hardwick' comes from the Old English phrase heorde-wīc, meaning a herd farm or a farm for livestock. The village was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Harduic.
The A639 road cuts through the western portion of the village, linking the settlement with Pontefract to the north and the A1 and Doncaster to the south-east.
There is also a small church: St Stephen's. There is no village shop or post office.
References
- ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Wakefield Retrieved 11 September 2009
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
External links
Media related to East Hardwick at Wikimedia Commons