Beswick, East Riding of Yorkshire

Village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Human settlement in England

Beswick

Unitary authority

East Riding of Yorkshire

Ceremonial county

East Riding of Yorkshire

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townDRIFFIELDPostcode districtYO25Dialling code01377PoliceHumbersideFire Humberside AmbulanceYorkshire UK Parliament

Beverley and Holderness

List of places: UK; England; Yorkshire

53°55′10″N 0°27′37″W / 53.919520°N 0.460195°W / 53.919520; -0.460195

Beswick (/ˈbɛzɪk/) is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The village is situated on the A164 road, about 6 miles (10 km) north of Beverley and 6 miles south of Driffield.

The civil parish is formed by the villages of Beswick and Kilnwick and the hamlet of Wilfholme. According to the 2011 UK census, Beswick parish had a population of 357,^[1] a slight decline on the 2001 UK census figure of 372.^[2]

Beswick was the former home of P.H. Sissons & Sons, famous for wheelwrighting and building 'Wolds Wagons' since 1854. One of the wagons is at Skidby Windmill.

Beswick Hall was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1968 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.^[3]

St Margaret's Church
Beswick Hall

References

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Beswick Parish (1170211142)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Beswick Parish (1543504189)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
^ Historic England. "Beswick Hall (1103484)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 August 2013.