Allerthorpe is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire

The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...

, England

England

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. It is situated approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south west of the town of Pocklington

Pocklington

Pocklington is a small market town and civil parish situated at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, approximately east of York....

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The civil parish is formed by the village of Allerthorpe and the hamlet

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 of Waplington

Waplington

Waplington is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south west of the market town of Pocklington.It forms part of the civil parish of Allerthorpe....

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According to the 2001 UK census

United Kingdom Census 2001

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....

, Allerthorpe parish had a population of 223.

Allerthorpe has a public house and restaurant, The Plough Inn, and a very popular eighteen hole golf course and lake used for all manner of water sports and fishing activities. Allerthorpe Common, to the west of the village, has a nature reserve.

The parish church of St Botolph is a Grade II listed building.

Thomas Cooke, the machinist and optical instrument maker, was born here. There is a memorial stone near the church gate.

External links

• Allerthorpe Common Nature Reserve - St Botolph's Church