Towthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire

Hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Human settlement in England

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
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54°03′15″N 0°37′29″W﻿ / ﻿54.054187°N 0.624789°W﻿ / 54.054187; -0.624789

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

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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

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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.

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

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* Towthorpe in the Domesday Book

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