Little Catwick

Little Catwick is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Beverley town centre. It lies 0.5 miles (0.8 km) east of the A165 Leven by-pass.

It forms part of the civil parish of Catwick.

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Catwick

Catwick is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 7.5 miles (12 km) north-east of Beverley town centre and 5 miles (8 km) west of Hornsea town centre. It lies on the A1035 road (formerly B1244) from Leven to Hornsea. The civil parish is formed by the village of Catwick and the hamlet of Little Catwick. According to the 2011 UK Census, Catwick parish had a population of 240, an increase on the 2001 UK Census figure of 215. The name Catwick derives from the Old English Cattawīc meaning 'Catta's trading settlement'. Catwick is one of only five Thankful Villages in Yorkshire – those rare places that suffered no fatalities during the First World War. It is also considered "doubly thankful", in that it lost no service personnel during the Second World War. The church dedicated to St Michael was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1966 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England. In 1823 Catwick was in the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. The living of the ecclesiastical parish and St Michael's Church was under the patronage of the King. Population at the time was 190. Occupations included five farmers and a corn miller. Three yeomen resided in the village. A carrier operated between Catwick and Hull and Beverley once a week.

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Long Riston

Long Riston is a village in the civil parish of Riston, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 9 miles (14 km) north of Kingston upon Hull city centre and 6 miles (10 km) east of Beverley town centre. It lies to the east of the A165 road which by-passes the village. In 1931 the parish had a population of 266. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form Riston. The name Riston derives from the Old English hrīstūn meaning 'settlement growing with shrubs'. The church dedicated to St Margaret was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1966 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England. The village is a commuter settlement for those working in Hull and Beverley. The village has one public house, The Micro Pig. In 1823 Long Riston was a civil parish in the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. Population at the time was 361. Occupations included eight farmers, two blacksmiths, three grocers, two shoemakers, two tailors, two wheelwrights, a butcher, a bricklayer, a hawker, and the landlord of The Traveller public house. Two carriers operated between the village and Hull, and Beverley, twice weekly. In 1872 land adjacent to Main Street was given for the establishment of a school. The school was completed in March 1873. Until the late 1950s it was known as Long Riston School and served both Long Riston and the hamlet of Arnold. Subsequently, it became known as Riston C E Primary School. The school is a voluntary controlled church school in the diocese of York. The church stands back from the road in fields at the north end of the village that show signs of medieval ridge and furrow farming and next to an area called Butt Hills where there is evidence of archery butts. Long Riston Archery Festival has been held yearly since 2013 in the Medieval archery butts next to St Margaret's church, Long Riston.

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Riston

Riston is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 9 miles (14 km) north of Hull city centre and covering an area of 1,374.241 hectares (3,395.82 acres). The civil parish is formed by the village of Long Riston and the hamlet of Arnold. According to the 2011 UK census, Riston parish had a population of 979, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 630.

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Leven, East Riding of Yorkshire

Leven is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of Hornsea town centre, and north-west of the A165 road. According to the 2011 UK census, Leven parish had a population of 2,433, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 2,240.

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