Thwing and Octon
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Thwing and Octon is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire
, England
. It is situated approximately 8 miles (12.9 km) from the town of Driffield
and covering an area of 1628.644 hectares (4,024.5 acre).
The civil parish is formed by the village of Thwing
and the hamlet
of Octon
.
According to the 2001 UK census
, Thwing and Octon parish had a population of 203.
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 8 miles (12.9 km) from the town of Driffield
Driffield
Driffield, also known as Great Driffield, is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The civil parish is formed by the town of Driffield and the village of Little Driffield....
and covering an area of 1628.644 hectares (4,024.5 acre).
The civil parish is formed by the village of Thwing
Thwing
Thwing is a small village in the Yorkshire Wolds, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately from the east coast, just north of the B1253 road. The nearest neighbouring towns are Driffield to the south, Bridlington to the east, Filey to the north east and...
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 Octon
Octon
Octon is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of Bridlington town centre and north east of Sledmere.It lies north east from Octon crossroads where the B1249 and B1253 roads cross....
.
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....
, Thwing and Octon parish had a population of 203.