Kilpin Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:53.7331°N -0.8302°W
Official Name:Kilpin
Static Image Name:Kilpin, East Riding of Yorkshire (cropped).jpg
Static Image Caption:Entering Kilpin at the West End
Population:339
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Civil Parish:Kilpin
Unitary England:East Riding of Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Lieutenancy England:East Riding of Yorkshire
Constituency Westminster:Haltemprice and Howden
Post Town:GOOLE
Postcode District:DN14
Postcode Area:DN
Dial Code:01430
Os Grid Reference:SE772269
London Distance Mi:155
London Direction:S

Kilpin is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 1.5miles south-east of Howden and 18miles south-east from the county town of York.

The civil parish is formed by the villages of Kilpin and Kilpin Pike and the hamlets of Balkholme, Belby, Howdendyke and Skelton. Kilpin lies within the Parliamentary constituency of Haltemprice and Howden an area that mainly consists of middle class suburbs, towns and villages. The area is affluent, placed as the 10th most affluent in the country in a Barclays Private Clients survey,[1] and has one of the highest proportions of owner-occupiers in the country.[2] According to the 2011 UK census, Kilpin parish had a population of 339, a decrease on the 2001 UK census figure of 357.[3]

In 1823 Kilpin was in the parish of Howden and the Wapentake and Liberty of Howdenshire. Population at the time was 318, and included four farmers and a yeoman.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: North tops 'real' rich league. BBC News. 14 May 2003. 4 July 2014.
  2. Web site: Haltemprice and Howden. 11 May 2015. UK Polling Report. 18 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518075824/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/haltempriceandhowden/. dead.
  3. Web site: 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Kilpin CP (Parish) . 17 May 2008 . Neighbourhood Statistics . Office for National Statistics.
  4. Book: Baines, Edward. Edward Baines (1774–1848)

    . Edward Baines (1774–1848). 1823. History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York. 360.