Atwick

Atwick

__NOTOC__infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 53.940706
longitude= -0.187689
official_name= Atwick
population= 318 (2001 census)
civil_parish= Atwick
unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire
region= Yorkshire and the Humber
lieutenancy_england= East Riding of Yorkshire
constituency_westminster= Beverley and Holderness
post_town= DRIFFIELD
postcode_district = YO25
postcode_area= YO
dial_code= 01964
os_grid_reference= TA190509

Atwick is a village and civil parish in Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The village is near the North Sea coast, and Convert|2|mi|km|lk=on north of Hornsea on the B1242 road.

The civil parish is formed by the village of Atwick and the hamlet of Skirlington. According to the 2001 UK census, Atwick parish had a population of 318.cite web
url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790912&c=Atwick&d=16&e=15&g=391074&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1210794564451&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
title = 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Atwick CP (Parish)
accessdate = 2008-05-14
work = Neighbourhood Statistics
publisher = Office for National Statistics]

World War Two

The World War Two defences constructed in and around Atwick have been documented by William Foot. They included a heavy anti-aircraft battery and several pillboxes. [Foot, 2006, p175-180]

References

Notes

General references

*cite book |last= Foot |first= William |coauthors= |title= Beaches, fields, streets, and hills ... the anti-invasion landscapes of England, 1940 |publisher= Council for British Archaeology |year= 2006 |month= |isbn= 1-902771-53-2

External links

* [http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds_village_atwick.htm Atwick]


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