Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.7382°N -0.012°W |
Official Name: | Rimswell |
Static Image: | St Marys Church Rimswell.jpg |
Static Image Width: | 250px |
Static Image Caption: | St Mary's Church |
Population: | 235 |
Population Ref: | (2011 census) |
Civil Parish: | Rimswell |
Unitary England: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Lieutenancy England: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Constituency Westminster: | Beverley and Holderness |
Post Town: | WITHERNSEA |
Postcode District: | HU19 |
Postcode Area: | HU |
Dial Code: | 01964 |
Os Grid Reference: | TA312287 |
London Distance Mi: | 155 |
London Direction: | S |
Rimswell is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 2miles north-west of Withernsea and it lies between the B1243 and B1362 roads.The civil parish is formed by the village of Rimswell and the hamlet of Waxholme.According to the 2011 UK census, Rimswell parish had a population of 235, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 198.
The parish church of St Mary (now closed) is a Grade II listed building.
The Prime Meridian passes just to the east of Rimswell.
In 1823 Rimswell was in the parish of Owthorne, a village since lost to coastal erosion. Rimswell inhabitants numbered 129, and occupations included ten farmers, some of whom were land owners, a grocer, and the landlord of the Dog and Duck public house. A carrier operated between the village and Hull on Tuesdays.[1] [2]
. Edward Baines (1774–1848). History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County of York. 1823. 582. 1230139141.