Catwick Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:53.8926°N -0.2805°W
Label Position:left
Official Name:Catwick
Population:240
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Civil Parish:Catwick
Unitary England:East Riding of Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Lieutenancy England:East Riding of Yorkshire
Constituency Westminster:Beverley and Holderness
Post Town:BEVERLEY
Postcode District:HU17
Postcode Area:HU
Dial Code:01964
Os Grid Reference:TA131454
London Distance Mi:165
London Direction:S

Catwick is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 7.5miles north-east of Beverley town centre and 5miles west of Hornsea town centre. It lies on the A1035 road (formerly B1244) from Leven to Hornsea.The civil parish is formed by the village of Catwick and the hamlet of Little Catwick. According to the 2011 UK Census, Catwick parish had a population of 240, an increase on the 2001 UK Census figure of 215.

Catwick is one of only five Thankful Villages in Yorkshire – those rare places that suffered no fatalities during the First World War.[1] It is also considered "doubly thankful", in that it lost no service personnel during the Second World War.[2]

The church dedicated to St Michael was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1966 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.

In 1823 Catwick was in the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. The living of the ecclesiastical parish and St Michael's Church was under the patronage of the King. Population at the time was 190. Occupations included five farmers and a corn miller. Three yeomen resided in the village. A carrier operated between Catwick and Hull and Beverley once a week.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Norman . Thorpe . Rod . Morris . Tom . Morgan. The Thankful Villages. Hellfire corner. 3 February 2013.
  2. Web site: Thankful villages: The places where everyone came back from the wars . Jon . Kelly . BBC News . BBC News Magazine . 11 November 2011 . 3 February 2013.
  3. [Edward Baines (1774–1848)|Baines, Edward]