Population 357 (2011 census) Civil parish Beswick Local time Sunday 9:13 PM UK parliament constituency Beverley and Holderness | OS grid reference TA012481 Country England Dialling code 01377 | |
 | ||
Ceremonial county East Riding of Yorkshire Region Yorkshire and the Humber Weather 6°C, Wind N at 18 km/h, 95% Humidity | ||
Beswick is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The village is situated on the A164 road, about 6 miles (10 km) north of Beverley and 6 miles south of Driffield.
Map of Beswick, UK
The civil parish is formed by the villages of Beswick and Kilnwick and the hamlet of Wilfholme. According to the 2011 UK census, Beswick parish had a population of 357, a slight decline on the 2001 UK census figure of 372.
Beswick was the former home of P.H. Sissons & Sons, famous for wheelwrighting and building 'Wolds Wagons' since 1854. One of the wagons is at Skidby Windmill.
Beswick Hall was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1968 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.
References
Beswick, East Riding of Yorkshire Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA