Towthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire

Towthorpe
Towthorpe
	Towthorpe Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE901629
Civil parish	Fimber;
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire;
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DRIFFIELD
Postcode district	YO25
Dialling code	01377
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	East Yorkshire;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°03′15″N 0°37′29″W / 54.054187°N 0.624789°W

Towthorpe is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Fimber, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the Yorkshire Wolds just north of the B1248 road, approximately 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Driffield and 2 miles (3 km) south-west of Sledmere. In 1931 the parish had a population of 66.^[1] The deserted medieval village is a scheduled monument.^[2]

Governance

Towthorpe was formerly a township in the parish of Wharram-Percy,^[3] in 1866 Towthorpe became a civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Fimber.^[4]

References

^ "Population statistics Towthorpe Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
^ Historic England. "Towthorpe medieval settlement (1016932)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
^ "History of Towthorpe, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
^ "Relationships and changes Towthorpe Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 11.

External links

Towthorpe in the Domesday Book

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[1] "Population statistics Towthorpe Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

[2] Historic England. "Towthorpe medieval settlement (1016932)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

[3] "History of Towthorpe, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

[4] "Relationships and changes Towthorpe Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

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Towthorpe

Towthorpe Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE901629
Civil parish	Fimber
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DRIFFIELD
Postcode district	YO25
Dialling code	01377

Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire

UK Parliament	East Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°03′15″N 0°37′29″W / 54.054187°N 0.624789°W / 54.054187; -0.624789