Gilberdyke 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

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 16 miles (25.7 km) west of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...

 city centre and 5 miles (8 km) east of Howden

Howden

Howden is a small market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies north of the M62, on the A614 road about north of Goole and south-west of York. William the Conqueror gave the town to the Bishops of Durham in 1080...

 town centre.
It lies a mile south of the M62 motorway

M62 motorway

The M62 motorway is a west–east trans-Pennine motorway in Northern England, connecting the cities of Liverpool and Hull via Manchester and Leeds. The road also forms part of the unsigned Euroroutes E20 and E22...

 on the B1230 road.
The civil parish is formed by the village of Gilberdyke 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...

s of Bennetland

Bennetland

Bennetland is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of Hull city centre and east of Howden town centre. It lies south of the M62 motorway and just to the south of the B1230 road...

, Hive

Hive, East Riding of Yorkshire

Hive is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of Brough and north east of Goole. It lies just to the north of the M62 motorway.It forms part of the civil parish of Gilberdyke.-References:...

, Sandholme

Sandholme, East Riding of Yorkshire

Sandholme is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of Brough and north east of Goole. It lies just to the north of the M62 motorway.It forms part of the civil parish of Gilberdyke....

 and Scalby

Scalby, East Riding of Yorkshire

Scalby is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of Brough and north east of Goole. It lies on the B1230 road.It forms part of the civil parish of Gilberdyke.-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....

, Gilberdyke parish had a population of 3,028.

The village is served by Gilberdyke railway station

Gilberdyke railway station

Gilberdyke railway station serves the village of Gilberdyke in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The station, and all but three trains serving it, are operated by Northern Rail. There are also three westbound services per day which are operated by First TransPennine Express, these trains...

 on both the Hull to Sheffield line and the Hull to York line.