Snaith and Cowick is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) west of the town of Goole and covers an area of 2,406.612 hectares (5,946.87 acres).[2]

Snaith and Cowick
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in Snaith
Population3,579 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE640220
Civil parish
  • Snaith and Cowick
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGOOLE
Postcode districtDN14
Dialling code01405
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°41′42″N 1°01′30″W / 53.695°N 1.025°W / 53.695; -1.025

The civil parish is formed by the town of Snaith and the villages of East Cowick and West Cowick. According to the 2011 UK census, Snaith and Cowick had a population of 3,579,[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 3,028.[3]

The parish was part of the Goole Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974, then in Boothferry district of Humberside until 1996.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Snaith and Cowick Parish (1170211263)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. ^ "2001 Census Area Profile" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  3. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Snaith and Cowick Parish (1543504305)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  4. ^ "History of Snaith, in East Riding of Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  • Gazetteer – A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. pp. 4, 10.

External links edit

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