Goxhill, East Riding of Yorkshire

Goxhill
Goxhill
Goxhill shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	TA184448
• London	160 mi (260 km) S
Civil parish	Hatfield
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HULL
Postcode district	HU11
Dialling code	01964
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Beverley and Holderness
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°53′09″N 0°11′58″W / 53.885958°N 0.199340°W / 53.885958; -0.199340Coordinates: 53°53′09″N 0°11′58″W / 53.885958°N 0.199340°W / 53.885958; -0.199340

Goxhill is a small hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south-west of Hornsea town centre.

The village was a civil parish until 1935, when it was merged with Great Hatfield and Little Hatfield to form the parish of Hatfield.

The parish church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building.

In 1823 Goxhill parish was in the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. At the time the parish church was undergoing repairs, begun in 1818. Population was 70, which included five farmers. In 1840 population was 65, again with five farmers, the parish land of 880 acres (3.6 km²) the property of Rev Charles Constable, who had been patron of the St Giles Church incumbent since 1823.

Goxhill was served from 1865 to 1953 by Wassand railway station on the Hull and Hornsea Railway.

...
Wikipedia