Woodmansey
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Woodmansey is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire
, England
. It is situated approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south east of Beverley
on the A1174 road from Hull
to Beverley.
The civil parish of Woodmansey consists of the villages of Woodmansey and Dunswell
and the hamlet
of Thearne
. According to the 2001 UK census
, Woodmansey parish had a population of 6,497.
The village has a small primary school, Woodmansey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2006.
Opposite the school is the village church of St Peter's which was built to a design by Alfred Beaumont and opened in 1898.
The Warton Arms (pictured) with its thatched roof, is the only pub in the village.
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 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south east of Beverley
Beverley
Beverley is a market town, civil parish and the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, located between the River Hull and the Westwood. The town is noted for Beverley Minster and architecturally-significant religious buildings along New Walk and other areas, as well as the Beverley...
on the A1174 road from 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...
to Beverley.
Dunswell
Dunswell is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately north of Hull city centre and south east of the market town of Beverley.It lies on the A1174 road and west of the River Hull....
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 Thearne
Thearne
Thearne is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south east of Beverley to the east of the A1174 road from Hull to Beverley...
. 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....
, Woodmansey parish had a population of 6,497.
The village has a small primary school, Woodmansey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2006.
Opposite the school is the village church of St Peter's which was built to a design by Alfred Beaumont and opened in 1898.
The Warton Arms (pictured) with its thatched roof, is the only pub in the village.