West Cowick is 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 1 miles (1.6 km) south east of the town of Snaith

Snaith

Snaith is a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire local government area of England. It is situated approximately west of Goole on the A1041 road at its junction with the A645 road...

 and just to the south of the A1041 road and north 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...

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It forms part of the civil parish of Snaith and Cowick

Snaith and Cowick

Snaith and Cowick is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of the town of Goole and covering an area of .The civil parish is formed by the town of Snaith and the villages of East Cowick and West Cowick....

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To the east of the village is the late 17th-century Grade I listed Cowick Hall the former seat of the Viscounts Downe

Viscount Downe

Viscount Downe is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in 1675 for William Ducie. However, the title became extinct on his death in 1679. The second creation came in 1680 for John Dawnay. He had earlier represented Yorkshire and Pontefract in the...

 which is now the headquarters of Croda International

Croda International

Croda International plc is a chemicals company based at Snaith in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.-History:...

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