Fimber
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Fimber is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire
, England
. It is situated approximately 8 miles (12.9 km) north west of Driffield
town centre and 3 miles (4.8 km) south west of the village of Sledmere
. It lies on the B1248 road.
The civil parish is formed by the village of Fimber and the hamlet
of Towthorpe
.
According to the 2001 UK census
, Fimber parish had a population of 91.
The church of St Mary, Fimber was built in 1869–71 in a thirteenth century style to replace a chapel of ease. It is on the Sykes Churches Trail
devised by the East Yorkshire Churches Group.
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
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated approximately 8 miles (12.9 km) north west of Driffield
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....
town centre and 3 miles (4.8 km) south west of the village of Sledmere
Sledmere
Sledmere is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that is situated approximately north west of Driffield on the B1253 road.Together with the hamlet of Croome it forms the civil parish of Sledmere and Croome....
. It lies on the B1248 road.
The civil parish is formed by the village of Fimber 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 Towthorpe
Towthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire
Towthorpe is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, it forms part of the civil parish of Fimber. It is situated in the Yorkshire Wolds just north of the B1248 road, approximately north west of Driffield and south west of Sledmere.-References:...
.
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....
, Fimber parish had a population of 91.
The church of St Mary, Fimber was built in 1869–71 in a thirteenth century style to replace a chapel of ease. It is on the Sykes Churches Trail
Sykes Churches Trail
The Sykes Churches Trail is a tour of East Yorkshire churches which were built, rebuilt or restored by the Sykes family of Sledmere House in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England...
devised by the East Yorkshire Churches Group.