Kiplingcotes is a 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...

 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 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north east of the market town

Market town

Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...

 of Market Weighton

Market Weighton

Market Weighton is a small town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is one of the main market towns in the East Yorkshire Wolds and lies midway between Hull and York, about from either one...

. 3 miles (4.8 km) to the east lies Etton

Etton, East Riding of Yorkshire

Etton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north-west of Beverley town centre and west of the village of Leconfield. to the south-east is Cherry Burton...

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It is split between the civil parishes of Dalton Holme

Dalton Holme

Dalton Holme a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire in England. It is situated to the north west of the market town of Beverley and covering an area of ....

 and Etton

Etton, East Riding of Yorkshire

Etton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north-west of Beverley town centre and west of the village of Leconfield. to the south-east is Cherry Burton...

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It is the location for the annual Kiplingcotes Derby

Kiplingcotes Derby

Kiplingcotes Derby is widely accepted to be the oldest annual horse race in the English sporting calendar.It reputedly began in 1519 and takes place on the third Thursday in March, often in exceptionally adverse weather conditions...

 horse race. The 492nd event took place on 17 March 2011.

Kiplingcotes had a railway station

Kiplingcotes railway station

Kiplingcotes railway station was a minor railway station on the York to Beverley Line, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Opened on 1 May 1865 it served the nearby village of Kiplingcotes. It was built originally for the personal use of local landowner and MP, Lord Hotham as an incentive for...

 on the now dismantled York to Beverley Line

York to Beverley Line

The York to Beverley Line formed the major part of a railway which ran directly between the English cities of York and Hull. It crossed the largely flat terrain of the Vale of York before making its way through a gap in the Yorkshire Wolds and serviced the towns of Stamford Bridge, Pocklington,...

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