Towthorpe
Towthorpe is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Towthorpe
Towthorpe
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE901629
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDRIFFIELD
Postcode districtYO25
Dialling code01377
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

Towthorpe is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Fimber, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the Yorkshire Wolds just north of the B1248 road, approximately 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Driffield and 2 miles (3 km) south-west of Sledmere. In 1931 the parish had a population of 66.[1] The deserted medieval village is a scheduled monument.[2]

Governance

Towthorpe was formerly a township in the parish of Wharram-Percy,[3] in 1866 Towthorpe became a civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Fimber.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Population statistics Towthorpe Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Towthorpe medieval settlement". Historic England. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "History of Towthorpe, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Relationships and changes Towthorpe Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 11.
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