Warter

Warter
Warter
 Warter shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population 144 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE867502
Civil parishWarter
Unitary authorityEast Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial countyEast Riding of Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town YORK
Postcode district YO42
Dialling code 01759
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentEast Yorkshire
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Coordinates: 53°56′28″N 0°40′47″W / 53.941027°N 0.679672°W / 53.941027; -0.679672

Warter is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Pocklington on the B1246 road and 18 miles (29 km) from the city of York.

According to the 2011 UK census, Warter parish had a population of 144,[1] a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 159.[2]

It is the location for Warter Priory which was an Augustine Priory dedicated to St James and founded in 1132 by Geoffrey Fitz-Pain. The chronicler Stephen Eyton was a canon there. It was dissolved in 1536 by Henry VIII. The dimensions of the St James' Church, Warter, cloister, and other buildings and the shape of their roofs were recorded along with details of the vestments and church plate. The church was 40 by 12 yards with a quire of 28 by 9 yards: the cloister 96 yards in circuit and 4 yards in breadth.[3]

The parish church of St James was designated a Grade II listed building in January 1967 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.[4]

A coppice near the village was the inspiration for the landscape painting Bigger Trees Near Warter by David Hockney.[5]

Education

Warter has a primary school located on Addlekeld, the main street through Warter. The school is called Warter Church of England Primary School and most of its pupils transfer after Year 6 to Woldgate College in Pocklington

Transport

Warter is served by buses operated by East Yorkshire Motor Services.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics: Area: Warter CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Warter CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  3. "Historical Manuscripts Commission, 12th Report, Appendix, Part 4, Duke of Rutland". 1. 1888: 28–30.
  4. Historic England. "Church of St James (1346299)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  5. "Bigger Trees Near Warter Or/Ou Peinture Sur Le Motif Pour Le Nouvel Age Post-Photographique". Tate.org.uk. October 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  6. "Service 743/744". East Yorkshire Motor Services. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  • Gazetteer AZ of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 11. 
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