Beswick, East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates: 53°55′10″N 0°27′37″W / 53.919520°N 0.460195°W
Beswick is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The village is situated on the A164 road, about 6 miles (10 km) 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,[1] a slight decline on the 2001 UK census figure of 372.[2]
Beswick was the former home of P.H. Sissons & Sons, significant 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.[3]
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St Margaret's Church
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Beswick Hall
References
- 1 2 "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics: Area: Beswick CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ↑ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Beswick CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
- ↑ Historic England. "Beswick Hall (1103484)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 3.
External links
Media related to Beswick at Wikimedia Commons- Beswick in the Domesday Book