Laxton, East Riding of Yorkshire

Village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Human settlement in England

Laxton

Chapel Lane, outside St Peter's Church

Laxton

Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire

Population| 314 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference| SE790256
• London| 155 mi (249 km) S
Civil parish|

* Laxton

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| GOOLE
Postcode district| DN14
Dialling code| 01430
Police| Humberside
Fire| Humberside
Ambulance| Yorkshire
UK Parliament|

* Goole and Pocklington

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53°43′16″N 0°48′12″W﻿ / ﻿53.721097°N 0.803295°W﻿ / 53.721097; -0.803295

Laxton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The village is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) east from Howden and 19 miles (31 km) south-east from the county town of York.

Laxton village

The civil parish is formed by the village of Laxton and the hamlets of Cotness, Metham and Saltmarshe. A very small part of Yokefleet also falls within the parish. According to the 2011 UK census, Laxton parish had a population of 314,[1] a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 322.[2]

Laxton lies within the Parliamentary constituency of Goole and Pocklington.

The village is served by Saltmarshe railway station on the Sheffield to Hull Line.

In 1823 Laxton was in the civil parish of Howden, and in the Wapentake and Liberty of Howdenshire. Population at the time was 268. Occupations included seven farmers, two carpenters, a corn miller, a tailor, a shopkeeper, a shoemaker, a schoolmaster and public house landlords of the White Horse; the Mason's Arms, who was also a bricklayer; and the Cross Keys, who was also a blacksmith. Resident was the ecclesiastical parish curate and a Philip Saltmarshe, Esquire of Saltmarshe.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Laxton Parish (1170211215)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Laxton Parish (1543504258)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
3. ^ Baines, Edward (1823). History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York. p. 362.

* Gazetteer -- A-Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 7.

## External links

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* Media related to Laxton at Wikimedia Commons
* Laxton in the Domesday Book

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