Atwick

Atwick est un village et une paroisse civile dans l'Holderness dans le Yorkshire de l'Est, en Angleterre. Le village est à proximité de la mer du Nord, et à environ 3 km au nord d'Hornsea sur la route B1242. La paroisse civile est formée par le village d'Atwick et le hameau de Skirlington. Selon le recensement de 2001, la paroisse comptait 318 habitants.

1. Seconde Guerre mondiale

Les fortifications de la Seconde Guerre mondiale construites dans et aux alentours d'Atwick ont été documentées par William Foot. Elles comprenaient une batterie anti-aérienne lourde et plusieurs casemates.

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1. Bibliographie

(en) William Foot, Beaches, fields, streets, and hills ... the anti-invasion landscapes of England, 1940, Council for British Archaeology, 2006, 658 p. (ISBN 978-1-902771-53-3) (en) Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, 2006, p. 3

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The Villages of the Yorkshire Wolds: Atwick

(en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Atwick » (voir la liste des auteurs).

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Atwick is a village and civil parish in Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The village is near the North Sea coast, and 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Hornsea on the B1242 road. The civil parish is formed by the village of Atwick and the hamlet of Skirlington. According to the 2011 UK census, Atwick parish had a population of 315, a slight reduction from the 2001 UK census figure of 318. The parish covers an area of 907.022 hectares (2,241.30 acres). The name Atwick derives from the Old English attaingwīc meaning 'trading settlement connected with Atta'. The name Atwick is pronounced with a silent 'w', like "attic".

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Skirlington

Skirlington is a hamlet in the Holderness area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of Hornsea on the North Sea coast off the B1242 road. It forms part of the civil parish of Atwick. The hamlet's name was originally recorded in Old English as Scirleaingaton and was probably derived from the nearby village of Skirlaugh, whose name is a doublet of Shirley. Primarily, Skirlington is a caravan site and leisure park with a popular Sunday market that is open all year and includes Bank Holiday Mondays, with an indoor area and outdoor area for over 300 stalls, it also opens on Wednesdays in July and August. There is car parking for over 2,000 cars.

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Bewholme Vicarage

Bewholme Vicarage, in the village of Bewholme, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, is a former vicarage designed by the architect William Burges in 1859. It is a Grade II listed building and is now a private residence.

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Bewholme

Bewholme is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of the town of Hornsea. The civil parish is formed by the villages of Bewholme and Dunnington and the hamlet of Nunkeeling. According to the 2011 UK census, Bewholme parish had a population of 232, a slight increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 230. The name Bewholme possibly derives from the plural of the Old Norse bjúgr meaning 'river bend' or the Old English bēag meaning 'circle'. The village has a church, St John Baptist, built in 1900 by S. Walker of Bridlington, and football field. The former vicarage was designed by William Burges, who also drew up an unexecuted design for the church.

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Hornsea Mere

Hornsea Mere is the largest freshwater lake in Yorkshire, England, and lies to the west of Hornsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The mere was used as a base for the Royal Naval Air Service and then latterly, the Royal Air Force during the First World War.

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