Woodmansey Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:53.8267°N -0.3984°W
Label Position:top
Official Name:Woodmansey
Static Image:St Peter Church Woodmansey.jpg
Static Image Width:240px
Static Image Caption:St Peter's Church, Woodmansey
Population:7,109
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Civil Parish:Woodmansey
Unitary England:East Riding of Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Lieutenancy England:East Riding of Yorkshire
Constituency Westminster:Haltemprice and Howden
Post Town:BEVERLEY
Postcode District:HU17
Postcode Area:HU
Dial Code:01482
Os Grid Reference:TA055379

Woodmansey is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 1.5miles south-east of Beverley on the A1174 road from Hull to Beverley.

Geography

The civil parish of Woodmansey consists of the villages of Woodmansey and Dunswell and the hamlet of Thearne. According to the 2011 United Kingdom census, Woodmansey parish had a population of 7,109, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 6,497.

The village has a small primary school, Woodmansey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, which was opened in 1856 and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2006.[1] [2]

Opposite the school is the village church of St Peter's which was built to a design by Alfred Beaumont and opened in 1898.[3]

The Warton Arms (pictured) with its thatched roof, is the only pub in the village.[4]

Governance

The civil parish was in the Beverley and Holderness parliamentary constituency until the 2010 general election when it was transferred to the constituency of Haltemprice and Howden.[5]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Woodmansey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. Department for Education. 1 November 2016.
  2. Book: A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 6, the Borough and Liberties of Beverley . 'Outlying townships: Thearne and Woodmansey' . Baggs . A. P. . Brown . L. M. . Forster . G. C. F. . Hall . I. . Horrox . R. E. . Kent . G. H. R. . Neave . D. . Allison . K. J. . London . Victoria County History . 1989 . 295–301. British History Online. 22 August 2023.
  3. News: St Peter's Woodmansey. Beverley Minster. 27 January 2012.
  4. Web site: Warton Arms. CAMRA Hull & East Yorkshire Branch. 31 October 2016.
  5. April 2010. Are you ready to vote in the next election?. East Riding News. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 3.