Bilton (or Bilton-in-Holderness) is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in the
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to t ...
, England. It is situated approximately east of
Hull city centre on the
B1238 road and adjoining the village of
Wyton. According to the
2011 UK census, Bilton parish had a population of 2,220,
a decrease on the
2001 UK census
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194.
The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for National ...
figure of 2,340.
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The civil parish of Bilton consists of the villages of Bilton,
Ganstead and
Wyton.
St Peter's Church is a
Grade II listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Ir ...
that was designed by
G. T. Andrews and built in 1851.
Bilton Community Primary School is situated in Bilton and provides
primary education for about 300 pupils from the village and the surrounding area.
A site is to be used to construct the biggest
solar farm in the UK since 2016. The farm is to be built by
Gridserve on behalf of
Warrington Borough Council
Warrington Borough Council is the local authority of Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government services in ...
.
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Bilton Community Primary School*
Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Holderness
Civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire
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