South Newbald 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

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...

, very close to the larger 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....

. It is situated approximately 12 miles (19.3 km) north 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, 2.5 miles (4 km) north of South Cave

South Cave

South Cave is a town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies approximately to the west of Hull city centre on the A1034 road just to the north of the A63 road. North Cave is approximately to the north west.- Overview :...

 and 4 miles (6.4 km) south 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...

. It lies to the east of the A1034 road.

It forms part of the civil parish of Newbald

Newbald

Newbald is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.It is situated approximately west of the market town of Beverley and covering an area of .The civil parish is formed by the village of North Newbald and the hamlet of South Newbald....

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Governance

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