Middleton on the Wolds

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Middleton on the Wolds
Yorkshire
East Riding
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Front street, Middleton on the Wolds
Location
Grid reference: SE944495
Location: 53°56’1"N, 0°33’44"W
Data
Population: 825  (2011)
Post town: Driffield
Postcode: YO25
Dialling code: 01377
Local Government
Council: East Riding of Yorkshire
Parliamentary
constituency:
Beverley and Holderness

Middleton on the Wolds is a village on the Yorkshire Wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire, on the A614 road midway between Driffield and Market Weighton.

According to the 2011 census, Middleton on the Wolds parish had a population of 825.

History

The Robin Hood

Middleton on the Wolds was served by Middleton-on-the-Wolds railway station on the Selby to Driffield Line between 1890 and 1954.[1]

The parish church, St Andrew, is a Grade II* listed building.[2]

Outside links

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References

  1. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. 
  2. National Heritage List 1084151: Church of St. Andrew (Grade II* listing)
  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 8.