Rimswell
| Rimswell | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Rimswell | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TA312287 |
| Location: | 53°44’18"N, 0°-0’43"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 235 (2011) |
| Post town: | Withernsea |
| Postcode: | HU19 |
| Dialling code: | 01964 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Beverley and Holderness |
Rimswell is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, on Holderness, standing two miles north-west of Withernsea, between the B1243 and B1362 roads.
The 2011 census recorded Rimswell's parish population (with its neighbouring hamlet, Waxholme) at 235,
The former church, St Mary, is now closed. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
The Greenwich Meridian passes just to the east of Rimswell.
In 1823 Rimswell was noted as part of the parish of Owthorne, a village since lost to coastal erosion. Rimswell inhabitants numbered 129, and occupations included ten farmers, some of whom were land owners, a grocer, and the landlord of the Dog and Duck public house. A carrier operated between the village and Hull on Tuesdays.[2]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Rimswell) |
- Rimswell in the Domesday Book
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1083462: Church of St Mary (Grade II listing)
- ↑ Baines, Edward: 'History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York' (1823); page 582
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 9.