Hook, East Riding of Yorkshire

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}}

{{Use British English|date=December 2014}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|53.720859|-0.847782|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Hook

| population = 1,292

| population_ref = (2011 census)

| civil_parish = Hook

| unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire

| constituency_westminster = Goole and Pocklington

| post_town = GOOLE

| postcode_district = DN14

| postcode_area = DN

| dial_code = 01405

| os_grid_reference = SE761255

| london_distance_mi = 155

| london_direction = S

| static_image = Church Lane Hook.jpg

| static_image_caption = Church Lane

}}

Hook is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} north-east of Goole town centre and lies on the west bank of the River Ouse.

According to the 2011 UK census, Hook parish had a population of 1,292,{{NOMIS2011

| id = 1170211201

| title = Hook Parish

| accessdate = 20 February 2018}} an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 1,141.{{NOMIS2001

| id = 00FB072

| title = Hook Parish

| accessdate = 26 February 2020

}}

File:Swing Railway Bridge Over the River Ouse Between Hook and Skelton - geograph.org.uk - 72799.jpg

File:Hook Nr Goole, Blacksmiths Arms.jpg

The parish was part of the Goole Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974, then in the Boothferry district of Humberside until 1996.{{Cite web|title=History of Hook, in East Riding of Yorkshire and West Riding {{!}} Map and description|url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12936|access-date=2020-11-25|website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk}}

The church dedicated to St Mary the Virgin was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1967 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.{{NHLE|num=1160360|desc=Church of St Mary|accessdate=16 August 2013}}

The village has a nearby local school: Hook Church Of England Primary School.{{cite web|url=https://hookprimary.co.uk/about-us/|title=About Us|publisher=Hook C of E Primary School|accessdate=14 September 2020}} There is also a small local post office and two public houses. The village has a number of building sites for the purpose of housing development.

Nearby, Goole has facilities, including Tesco, Morrisons, and Asda supermarkets, as well as several chain shops, schools, a hospital, and a railway station with services to Hull, Doncaster, and Leeds.

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