Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.8726°N -0.9311°W |
Official Name: | East Cottingwith |
Static Image: | St Marys Church East Cottingwith.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | St Mary’s Church |
Population: | 349 |
Population Ref: | (2011 census) |
Civil Parish: | Cottingwith |
Unitary England: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Lieutenancy England: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Constituency Westminster: | East Yorkshire |
Post Town: | YORK |
Postcode District: | YO42 |
Postcode Area: | YO |
Dial Code: | 01759 |
Os Grid Reference: | SE703423 |
London Distance Mi: | 165 |
London Direction: | S |
East Cottingwith is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Cottingwith, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies on the former Derwent Navigation (canal), and approximately 9miles north-west of the market town of Howden and 7miles south-west of the market town of Pocklington. The village is 1miles west of the B1228 road and just east of the River Derwent. In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 185.[1] East Cottingwith was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Aughton,[2] from 1866 East Cottingwith was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the civil parish was merged with Storwood to create Cottingwith.[3]
The civil parish of Cottingwith is formed by the village of East Cottingwith and the hamlet of Storwood.According to the 2011 UK Census, Cottingwith parish had a population of 349, an increase on the 2001 UK Census figure of 290.
The village church is St Mary's and is a Grade II listed building.