Middleton on the Wolds

Village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Human settlement in England

Middleton on the Wolds

Unitary authority

East Riding of Yorkshire

Ceremonial county

East Riding of Yorkshire

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townDRIFFIELDPostcode districtYO25Dialling code01377PoliceHumbersideFire Humberside AmbulanceYorkshire UK Parliament

Beverley and Holderness^[2]

List of places: UK; England; Yorkshire

53°56′01″N 0°33′44″W / 53.933730°N 0.562340°W / 53.933730; -0.562340

Middleton on the Wolds is a village and civil parish on the Yorkshire Wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the A614 road midway between Driffield and Market Weighton.

According to the 2011 UK census, Middleton on the Wolds parish had a population of 825,^[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 774.^[3]

History

Middleton on the Wolds was served by Middleton-on-the-Wolds railway station on the Selby to Driffield Line between 1890 and 1954.^[4]

The church dedicated to St Andrew was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1966 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.^[5]

The Kiplingcotes Derby finish post is within the parish of Middleton on the Wolds, now believed to be the oldest known horse race in England dating back to at least 1519.

Governance

The civil parish was in the East Yorkshire parliamentary constituency until the 2010 general election, when it was transferred to the constituency of Beverley and Holderness.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Middleton Parish (1170211224)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Are you ready to vote in the next election?". East Riding News. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. April 2010. p. 3.
^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Middleton Parish (00FB095)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
^ Historic England. "Church of St. Andrew (1084151)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2013.