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Woodmansey
St Peter's Church, Woodmansey
Population6,497 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid referenceTA055379
Civil parish
  • Woodmansey
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBEVERLEY
Postcode districtHU17
Dialling code01482
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
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Woodmansey is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south east of Beverley on the A1174 road from Hull to Beverley.

The Warton Arms in Woodmansey seen from the A1174

The civil parish of Woodmansey consists of the villages of Woodmansey and Dunswell and the hamlet of Thearne. According to the 2001 UK census, Woodmansey parish had a population of 6,497.[1]

The village has a small primary school, Woodmansey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2006.[citation needed]

Opposite the school is the village church of St Peter's which was built to a design by Alfred Beaumont and opened in 1898.[citation needed]

The Warton Arms (pictured) with its thatched roof, is the only pub in the village.[citation needed]

Governance

The civil parish was in the Beverley and Holderness parliamentary constituency until the 2010 general election when it was transferred to the constituency of Haltemprice and Howden.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Woodmansey CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 March 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Are you ready to vote in the next election?". East Riding News. East Riding of Yorkshire Council: p. 3. 2010. {{cite journal}}: |page= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 12. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)