Harswell

Harswell

St Peter's church
Harswell
Harswell shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference SE826409
• London 165 mi (266 km) S
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town YORK
Postcode district YO42
Dialling code 01430
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament

Harswell is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Market Weighton town centre, 5 miles (8 km) south of Pocklington town centre, and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the A614 road.

It forms part of the civil parish of Everingham.

In 1823 Harswell was a village and civil parish in the Wapentake of Harthill. Population at the time was 78, with occupations that included five farmers, and a carrier who operated between the village and Market Weighton once a week.[1]

The village church is dedicated to St Peter. There has been a church in Harswell from the late 12th century and the building that was present in 1823 was described by Baines as "a small ancient structure". It was rebuilt in 1870-1871 and parish records, dating back to 1653, are held by the Borthwick Institute in York.[1][2]

Harswell was served by Everingham railway station on the Selby to Driffield Line between 1853 and 1954.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Baines, Edward, ed. (1823). History, Directory & Gazeteer, of the County of York: Vol. II. – East and North Ridings. p. 213. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "fonds PR/HAR - Parish records of Harswell". University of York: Borthwick Institute for Archives. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.

  • Gazetteer – A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 6.


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