Woodmansey
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![]() St Peter's Church, Woodmansey |
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Population | 7,109 (2011 census)[1] |
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OS grid reference | TA055379 |
Civil parish | Woodmansey |
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 | BEVERLEY |
Postcode district | HU17 |
Dialling code | 01482 |
Police | Humberside |
Fire | Humberside |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
UK Parliament | Haltemprice and Howden[2] |
Coordinates: 53°49′36″N 0°23′54″W / 53.826710°N 0.398419°W
Woodmansey is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-east of Beverley on the A1174 road from Hull to Beverley.
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The civil parish of Woodmansey consists of the villages of Woodmansey and Dunswell and the hamlet of Thearne. According to the 2011 UK census, Woodmansey parish had a population of 7,109,[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 6,497.[3]
The village has a small primary school, Woodmansey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, which was opened in 1856 and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2006.[4][5]
Opposite the school is the village church of St Peter's which was built to a design by Alfred Beaumont and opened in 1898.[6]
The Warton Arms (pictured) with its thatched roof, is the only pub in the village.[7]
Governance
The civil parish was in the Beverley and Holderness parliamentary constituency until the 2010 general election when it was transferred to the constituency of Haltemprice and Howden.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics: Area: Woodmansey CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- 1 2 "Are you ready to vote in the next election?". East Riding News. East Riding of Yorkshire Council: p. 3. April 2010.
- ↑ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Woodmansey CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 March 2008.
- ↑ "Woodmansey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School". Departmant for Education. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ↑ Baggs, A. P.; Brown, L. M.; Forster, G. C. F.; Hall, I.; Horrox, R. E.; Kent, G. H. R.; Neave, D. (1989). "'Outlying townships: Thearne and Woodmansey'". In Allison, K. J. A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 6, the Borough and Liberties of Beverley. British History Online. London: Victoria County History. pp. 295–301. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ↑ "St Peter's Woodmansey". Beverley Minster. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ↑ "Warton Arms". CAMRA Hull & East Yorkshire Branch. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 12.
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