North Howden is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

in the

East Riding of Yorkshire The East Riding of Yorkshire, often abbreviated to the East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, S ...

, England. It is situated approximately north of the town of

Howden Howden () is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of York to the north of the M62 motorway, M62, on the A614 road about south-east of York and north of Goole, ...

. It lies on the B1228 road where it crosses the Hull to York railway line. It forms part of the

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

. Since 1840

Howden railway station Howden railway station serves the market town of Howden in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north of the town in the hamlet of North Howden and is west of . The station is managed by Northern, but is al ...

on the

Selby Line The Selby Line is a secondary railway line in Yorkshire, England, linking Leeds to Selby via Micklefield and then on to Kingston upon Hull (Hull). Hull Trains, London North Eastern Railway, and Northern and TransPennine Express operate passeng ...

has been located here. The station and associated station master's house was designated a Grade II listed building in 1987. The signal box was also designated Grade II in 1989.

References

* Hamlets in the East Riding of Yorkshire Howden {{EastRiding-geo-stub