Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.9195°N -0.4602°W |
Official Name: | Beswick |
Population: | 357 |
Population Ref: | (2011 census) |
Civil Parish: | Beswick |
Unitary England: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Lieutenancy England: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Constituency Westminster: | Beverley and Holderness |
Post Town: | DRIFFIELD |
Postcode District: | YO25 |
Postcode Area: | YO |
Dial Code: | 01377 |
Os Grid Reference: | TA012481 |
London Distance Mi: | 170 |
London Direction: | S |
Beswick is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The village is situated on the A164 road, about 6miles north of Beverley and 6 miles south of Driffield.
The civil parish is formed by the villages of Beswick and Kilnwick and the hamlet of Wilfholme.According to the 2011 UK census, Beswick parish had a population of 357, a slight decline on the 2001 UK census figure of 372.
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 was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1968 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.