Riplingham

Riplingham
Riplingham
 Riplingham shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE963319
Civil parishRowley
South Cave
Unitary authorityEast Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial countyEast Riding of Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town COTTINGHAM
BROUGH
Postcode district HU20
HU15
Dialling code 01482
01430
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentHaltemprice and Howden
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°46′29″N 0°32′24″W / 53.774846°N 0.540080°W / 53.774846; -0.540080

Riplingham is a little hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Beverley and 3 miles (4.8 km) east of South Cave.

Riplingham Crossroads

It is situated on the crossroads that link (broadly speaking), South Cave, Welton, North Newbald and Raywell.

Riplingham is part in the civil parish of Rowley and part in the civil parish of South Cave.

It has no shops, but does have a good view of Hull, and the surrounding area, including the River Humber and its south bank.

It is also the site of a medieval village.

In 1955 a Ham class minesweeper HMS Riplingham was named after the village.

References

    • Gazetteer AZ of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 9. 
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