Wold Newton, East Riding of Yorkshire
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Yorkshire Wolds
The Yorkshire Wolds are low hills in the counties of East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire in northeastern England. The name also applies to the district in which the hills lie....
village and 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 9 miles (14.5 km) south of Scarborough and 9 miles (14.5 km) north west of Bridlington
Bridlington
Bridlington is a seaside resort, minor sea fishing port and civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It has a static population of over 33,000, which rises considerably during the tourist season...
. 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 Fordon
Fordon, East Riding of Yorkshire
Fordon is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south of Scarborough and north west of Bridlington.It forms part of the civil parish of Wold Newton....
is also part of the civil parish of Wold Newton. 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....
, Wold Newton parish had a population of 291.
The parish church of All Saints is a Grade II* listed building. Wold Newton has a small telephone exchange, fully automated, referred, rather confusingly, as 'Thwing Exchange.'(Thwing is a neighbouring village).
Wold Newton Cricket Club
Wold Newton Cricket Club
Wold Newton Cricket Club represent and play in the village of Wold Newton in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Their ground is located off Laking Lane, heading out of the village towards Burton Fleming...
have a ground off Laking Lane and field a first and second team.
On 13 December 1795 a meteorite
Meteorite
A meteorite is a natural object originating in outer space that survives impact with the Earth's surface. Meteorites can be big or small. Most meteorites derive from small astronomical objects called meteoroids, but they are also sometimes produced by impacts of asteroids...
crashed on the outskirts of the village.
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