Tickton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Tickton is approximately east from Beverley, lying to the south of the

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. The village is about long and contains, two churches, two pubs, a primary school and village shop which is also a post office. Main Street, Tickton

The civil parish consists of the villages of Tickton and Hull Bridge together with the hamlets of

Eske Eske is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north-east of the town of Beverley and north of the village of Tickton. It lies just to the east of the River Hull. The hamlet forms part of the civil ...

and

Weel Weel is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately east of the town of Beverley and south of the village of Tickton. It lies on the east bank of the River Hull. It forms part of the civil parish of Tick ...

. 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 ...

, Tickton parish had a population of 1,731, 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 1,586. The place-name 'Tickton' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as ''Tichetone''. The name means 'Tica's homestead or village'.

Governance

Tickton is represented locally by Tickton and Routh Parish Council a joint council with the adjacent parish of Routh. while at county level is in the Beverley Rural ward of the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. At a parliamentary level it is part of the Beverley and Holderness constituency which is represented by Graham Stuart of the Conservative Party.

Media

In 2015 107.8 Beverley FM was launched. This is a station specifically for the community in Beverley and all of its surrounding areas, including Tickton.

Notable people

* Kyle Edmund (1995-), tennis player, grew up in Tickton.

References

External links

* Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire Civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire {{EastRiding-geo-stub