Rawcliffe, West Riding
| Rawcliffe | |
| Yorkshire West Riding | |
|---|---|
 Chapel Lane, Rawcliffe | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE684230 |
| Location: | 53°41’59"N, -0°57’54"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,379 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Goole |
| Postcode: | DN14 |
| Dialling code: | 01405 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Brigg and Goole |
Rawcliffe (or Rawcliffe in Snaith) is a village and civil parish in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The civil parish corresponds to the township in the ancient parish of Snaith, hence the longer version of the name.
It is situated approximately four miles west of Goole. It lies on the banks of the River Aire just north of the M62 and on the A614 road. Rawcliffe, along with nearby Airmyn, was the location of one of the first reliable reports of the practice of warping in agriculture in the 1730s.
According to the 2011 UK census, Rawcliffe parish had a population of 2,379,[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 2,087.[2]
The village is served by a railway station on the Pontefract Line, originally part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway route to nearby Goole.
A 20-acre Local Nature Reserve, Sugar Mill Ponds, has been created on the site of an old sugar factory at Rawcliffe Bridge.[3]
Gallery
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The former Neptune Inn -
Jemmy Hirst at the Rose and Crown -
The Royal Oak -
Rawcliffe Parish Church
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics: Area: Rawcliffe CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127850&c=rawcliffe&d=16&e=62&g=6381249&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1360180275792&enc=1. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ↑ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Rawcliffe CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=791020&c=Rawcliffe&d=16&e=15&g=391220&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1211234819212&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
- ↑ "Local Nature Reserves". Natural England. http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=22&N=&ID=788. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 9.
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