Rawcliffe Bridge
Encyclopedia
Rawcliffe Bridge is a small hamlet
in the East Riding of Yorkshire
, England
. It is situated approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south west of Goole
and lies just south of the M62 motorway
.
It forms part of the civil parish of Rawcliffe
which lies just to the north west. The hamlet was once served by a station on the to branch line, but this closed along with the line in June 1964.
The Aire and Calder Navigation
runs just south of Rawcliffe Bridge. Sugar Mill Pond lies just to the west and is designated as a Local Nature Reserve
and was part funded by lottery
money.
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
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 3 miles (4.8 km) south west of Goole
Goole
Goole is a town, civil parish and port located approximately inland on the confluence of the rivers Don and Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England...
and lies just 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...
.
It forms part of the civil parish of Rawcliffe
Rawcliffe, East Riding of Yorkshire
Rawcliffe is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of Goole...
which lies just to the north west. The hamlet was once served by a station on the to branch line, but this closed along with the line in June 1964.
Aire and Calder Navigation
The Aire and Calder Navigation is a river and canal system of the River Aire and the River Calder in the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England. The first improvements to the rivers above Knottingley were completed in 1704 when the Aire was made navigable to Leeds and the Calder to...
runs just south of Rawcliffe Bridge. Sugar Mill Pond lies just to the west and is designated as a Local Nature Reserve
Local Nature Reserve
Local nature reserve or LNR is a designation for nature reserves in the United Kingdom. The designation has its origin in the recommendations of the Wild Life Conservation Special Committee which established the framework for nature conservation in the United Kingdom and suggested a national suite...
and was part funded by lottery
National Lottery (United Kingdom)
The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man.It is operated by Camelot Group, to whom the licence was granted in 1994, 2001 and again in 2007. The lottery is regulated by the National Lottery Commission, and was established by the then...
money.