Wilfholme is a

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in the

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, England. It forms part of the

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of Beswick, and is situated just east from the

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, approximately north from

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and south from Driffield.

Wilfholme Landing Wilfholme Landing is located on the Driffield Navigation in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The navigation is still tidal at this point, and is often considered to still be the River Hull,Ordnance Survey, 1:50,000 and 1:25,000 map althoug ...

is to the south-east and provides access to the Driffield Navigation. A nine-year-old

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horse, Faldo, trained for nine months at Wilfholme, was bought in 2010 by the production company for

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's film ''

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'' to play one of the film's two horses in the role of Topthorn. In 2010 local farmers expressed concern at the

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's possible decision to stop maintaining water

pumping station Pumping stations, also called pumphouses in situations such as well drilling, drilled wells and drinking water, are facilities containing pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another. They are used for a variety of infrastru ...

s and flood banks at Wilfholme,

Tickton Tickton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Tickton is approximately east from Beverley, lying to the south of the A1035 road. The village is about long and contains, two churches, two pubs, a primary school ...

and

Hempholme Hempholme is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately north-east of Beverley town centre, and east of the Driffield Navigation. History In 1823 Hempholme was in the civi ...

, which they felt would increase the risk of flooding to arable and urban areas. In 2009 the Agency had reverted plans to end this maintenance, a decision supported by local

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MP Graham Stuart. The road from Wilfholme Landing - geograph

References

External links

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"Wilfholme"
Driffield.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2013
"Wilfholme Landing"
Canalplan.org.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2013 Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire {{EastRiding-geo-stub