Weel is a

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and former

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, now in the parish of

Tickton Tickton is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Tickton is approximately east from Beverley, lying to the south of the A1035 road. The village is about long and contains two churches, ...

, in the

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

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and south of the village of Tickton. It lies on the east bank of the

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. In 1931 the parish had a population of 114. Telephone services are provided by

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and in 2013, a superfast fibre optic broadband service was made available.

Governance

Weel was formerly a

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in the parish of Beverley-St. John. In 1866 Weel became a civil parish, and on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Tickton.

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