Rimswell is a village and
civil parish in the
East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as
Holderness. It is situated approximately north-west of
Withernsea and it lies between the
B1243 and
B1362 road
B roads are numbered routes in Great Britain of lesser importance than A road
A roads may be
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The civil parish is formed by the village of Rimswell and the
hamlet of
Waxholme
Waxholme is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the North Sea coast approximately north-west of Withernsea, off the B1242 road.
It forms part of the civil parish of Rimswell.
Etymology
Waxholme means "villag ...
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According to the
2011 UK census
A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Internet. The Office for National ...
, Rimswell parish had a population of 235,
an increase on the
2001 UK census
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.
The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for National ...
figure of 198.
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The parish church of St Mary (now closed) is a
Grade II listed building.
The
Prime Meridian passes just to the east of Rimswell.
In 1823 Rimswell was in the parish of
Owthorne
Owthorne is an area of the town of Withernsea, on the Holderness coast in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Owthorne was originally a separate town to the north of Withernsea, one of many settlements that have been lost to coastal erosion. ...
, a village since lost to
coastal erosion. Rimswell inhabitants numbered 129, and occupations included ten farmers, some of whom were land owners, a grocer, and the
landlord of the Dog and Duck
public house. A carrier operated between the village and Hull on Tuesdays.
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Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Holderness
Civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire
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