Beswick, Yorkshire

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Beswick
Yorkshire
East Riding
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Beswick Hall
Location
Grid reference: TA012481
Location: 53°55’10"N, 0°27’37"W
Data
Population: 357  (2011)
Post town: Driffield
Postcode: YO25
Dialling code: 01377
Local Government
Council: East Riding of Yorkshire
Parliamentary
constituency:
Beverley and Holderness

Beswick is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The village is situated on the A164 road, about six miles north of Beverley and six miles south of Driffield.

According to the 2011 census, Beswick parish had a population of 357.

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 is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

St Margaret's Church

Outside links

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References

  1. National Heritage List 1103484: Beswick Hall (Grade II* listing)
  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 3. 
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