Harswell

Harswell

St Peter's church
Harswell
 Harswell shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE826409
    London 165 mi (266 km)  S
Civil parishEveringham and Harswell
Unitary authorityEast Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial countyEast Riding of Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town YORK
Postcode district YO42
Dialling code 01430
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentEast Yorkshire
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Coordinates: 53°51′28″N 0°44′44″W / 53.857764°N 0.745652°W / 53.857764; -0.745652

Harswell is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Market Weighton town centre, 5 miles (8 km) south of Pocklington town centre, and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the A614 road.

It forms part of the civil parish of Everingham and Harswell.

In 1823 Harswell was a village and civil parish in the Wapentake of Harthill. Population at the time was 78, with occupations that included five farmers, and a carrier who operated between the village and Market Weighton once a week.[1]

Harswell was served by Everingham railway station on the Selby to Driffield Line between 1853 and 1954.[2]

References

  1. Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 213
  2. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
  • Gazetteer – AZ of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 6. 


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