Welwick
Welwick | |
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2011 census)[1] | |
OS grid reference | TA343210 |
• London | 150 mi (240 km) S |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HULL |
Postcode district | HU12 |
Dialling code | 01964 |
Police | Humberside |
Fire | Humberside |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
Welwick is a village and
The civil parish is formed by the village of Welwick and the
In 1823 Welwick inhabitants numbered 410, including the settlements of Thorpe Plewland and
The
A sand and gravel pit was established in the south-west of the parish in the 1930s, located parallel and south of Pant Drain, the site's development was driven by the 1930s building boom. The extracted material, which lay less than 1 foot below the ground, was washed and grade separated on site by a rotary screen. By 1938 a rail tramway had been built to transport the excavated material to the main road – the line ran southwards from the midpoint of the B1445 between Welwick and Patrington, passing west of Haverfield House, to Oxlands Hill, and used a diesel shunting locomotive capable of hauling 120 tons; the material was transported in short wheelbase side tipping wagons.[5][6]
Notable residents
- John Wright[7] – both involved in the Gunpowder Plot.
- Institute of the Blessed Virgin) lived in the village from 1590-1594 under the care of her grandmother Ursula Wright. Ursula had been imprisoned fourteen years for the "exhalation of the Catholic religion" and was mother to John and Christopher Wright, who were involved in the Gunpowder Plot. Here Ward's grandmother would teach her Latin and become an example of integrity.[8]
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Welwick Parish (00FB157)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ISBN 1230139141.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1366256)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Holderness Geological Curiosity : Golden Sand and Gravel Being Drawn from the Earth". The Times (Hull and Lincolnshire Times). 1 October 1938. p. 6.
- ^ Ordnance Survey map, 1:10560, 1956. Approximate locations: Tramway terminus on B1445; Terminus at Oxlands Hill
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33713. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ Chambers, Mary Catherine Elizabeth. (1882) "The Life of Mary Ward. Volume 1" Burns and Oates, London.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 11.
External links
Media related to Welwick at Wikimedia Commons