Howden
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Howden () is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of York to the north of the M62, on the A614 road about south-east of York and north of Goole, which lies across the River Ouse. It is known for Howden Minster, one of the largest churches in the East Riding.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Howden
- UK place.type
- town
- UK place.civil_parish
- Howden
- UK place.population
- 4,142
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.unitary_england
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- UK place.region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Goole and Pocklington
- UK place.post_town
- GOOLE
- UK place.postcode_district
- DN14
- UK place.postcode_area
- DN
- UK place.dial_code
- 01430
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SE749281
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 3810
- Image
- Howden Minster and Market Cross - geograph.org.uk - 202928.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01430
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- Commons category
- Howden
- OS grid reference
- SE749281
- postal code
- DN14
- P8168
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13 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Early history
- Partial ruin of Howden's minster
- 19th century
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Notable people
- Media
- Governance
- Politics
- See also
- References
- External links
Howden () is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of York to the north of the M62, on the A614 road about south-east of York and north of Goole, which lies across the River Ouse. It is known for Howden Minster, one of the largest churches in the East Riding.
William the Conqueror gave the town to the Bishops of Durham in 1080. The wapentake of Howdenshire was named after the town, and remained an exclave of County Durham until as late as 1846. The original boundaries of the wapentake were used for the current two government wards of Howden and Howdenshire, which had a combined population of 19,753 at the 2011 census.
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