Beswick is a village and
civil parish
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in the
East Riding of Yorkshire
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, England. The village is situated on the
A164 road
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, about north of
Beverley
Beverley is a market town, market and minster (church), minster town and a civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, of which it is the county town. The town centre is located south-east of York's centre ...
and 6 miles south of
Driffield
Driffield, also known as Great Driffield, is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The civil parish is formed by the town of Driffield and the village of Little Driffield. By road, it is north-east of Leeds ...
.
The civil parish is formed by the villages of Beswick and
Kilnwick
Kilnwick (or Kilnwick-on-the-Wolds) is a village and former civil parish
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and the
hamlet
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of
Wilfholme.
According to the
2011 UK census
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, Beswick parish had a population of 357,
a slight decline on the
2001 UK census
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The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for National ...
figure of 372.
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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
Skidby Windmill is a Grade II* listed windmill at Skidby near Beverley, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Originally built in 1821, the mill was further extended to its current 5 stories in 1870. It is powered by 4 sails, 11 metres in ...
.
Beswick Hall was designated a Grade II*
listed building
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in 1968 and is now recorded in the
National Heritage List for England
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, maintained by
Historic England
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.
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Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire
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