Whitgift, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Whitgift, East Riding of Yorkshire
infobox UK place
country = England
latitude = 53.695503
longitude = -0.765778
official_name = Whitgift
population =
civil_parish = Twin Rivers
unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire
constituency_westminster = Brigg and Goole
post_town = GOOLE
postcode_district = DN14
postcode_area = DN
dial_code = 01405
os_grid_reference = SE815228
Whitgift is a small linear hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England approximately convert|4|mi|km|lk=on east of Goole. It is located alongside the River Ouse and north of the A161 road between Goole and Scunthorpe. Ousefleet and Reedness are to the east and west respectively. It forms part of the civil parish of Twin Rivers.The Church of Mary Magdalene (on the Whitgift side of the border between Whitgift and Reedness) has a clock with an unusual feature. Instead of 12 (XII in Roman numerals) it has a 13 (XIII). [ [http://www.goole-on-the-web.org.uk/main.php?key=704 Whitgift] , Goole on the Web, Retrieved 12 December 2006.] Reasons vary, but local rumour relates that it may be due to the church being adjacent to a pub (now closed) at which the painter imbibed before completing the job. [ [http://www.goole-on-the-web.org.uk/main.php?page=whitgift Whitgift] , Goole on the Web, Retrieved 12 December 2006.]
Whitgift is also notable for Whitgift Hall, a grade II listed Georgian manor house built in 1704 by a family called Stephenson. Since it was built, it has undergone significant change. For example, bay windows were added and the current owners have a caravan site and fishing pond.
Other features include a Methodist chapel and a lighthouse, but Whitgift mainly consists of a sparse strip of houses spread out over its length bounded by the River Ouse to the north and fields to the south looking towards Eastoft.
History
Whitgift was previously a civil parish that was part of the Goole Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974, then in Boothferry district of Humberside until 1996.
References
External links
* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Whitgift/index.html The Ancient Parish of Whitgift]
* [http://www.goole-on-the-web.org.uk/main.php?key=704 Whitgift's entry on Goole On The Web]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/no1typo/164623000/ The clock which counts to 13]
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