Newbald is a 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 8 miles (12.9 km) west 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 Beverley

Beverley

Beverley is a market town, civil parish and the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, located between the River Hull and the Westwood. The town is noted for Beverley Minster and architecturally-significant religious buildings along New Walk and other areas, as well as the Beverley...

 and covering an area of 2429.702 hectares (6,003.9 acre).

The civil parish is formed by the village of North Newbald

North Newbald

North Newbald is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.North Newbald along with the hamlet of South Newbald forms the civil parish of Newbald....

 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 South Newbald

South Newbald

South Newbald is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, very close to the larger village of North Newbald. It is situated approximately north west of Hull city centre, north of South Cave and south of Market Weighton...

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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....

, Newbald parish had a population of 989.

Governance

Newbald was in the Haltemprice and Howden  parliamentary constituency until the 2010 general election when it was transferred to the constituency of Beverley and Holderness.