Snaith and Cowick

{{Short description|Civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2011}}

{{Infobox UK place

| static_image_name = Methodist Church Snaith.jpg

| static_image_caption = Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in Snaith

| static_image_2_name = Snaith and Cowick UK parish locator map.svg

| map_type = nomap

| official_name = Snaith and Cowick

| country = England

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| os_grid_reference = SE640220

| coordinates = {{coord|53.695|-1.025|display=inline,title}}

| population = 3,579

| population_ref = (2011 Census)

| civil_parish = Snaith and Cowick

| unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire

| lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire

| constituency_westminster = Goole and Pocklington

| post_town = GOOLE

| postcode_district = DN14

| postcode_area = DN

| dial_code = 01405

}}

Snaith and Cowick is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately {{convert|6|mi|km}} west of the town of Goole and covers an area of {{convert|2406.612|ha|acre}}.{{cite web

|url = http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/corp-docs/researchgroup/parishprofiles/SNAITH+AND+COWICK.pdf

|title = 2001 Census Area Profile

|year = 2004

|publisher = East Riding of Yorkshire Council

|accessdate = 8 February 2013

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318142432/http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/corp-docs/researchgroup/parishprofiles/SNAITH+AND+COWICK.pdf

|archivedate = 18 March 2012

|url-status = live}}

The civil parish is formed by the town of Snaith and the villages of East Cowick and West Cowick.

According to the 2011 UK census, Snaith and Cowick had a population of 3,579,{{NOMIS2011

| id = 1170211263

| title = Snaith and Cowick Parish

| accessdate = 25 February 2018}} an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 3,028.{{NOMIS2001

| id = 1543504305

| title = Snaith and Cowick Parish

| accessdate = 18 February 2019

}}

The parish 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.{{Cite web|title=History of Snaith, in East Riding of Yorkshire and West Riding {{!}} Map and description|url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14245|access-date=2020-11-25|website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk}}

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References

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  • {{cite book|title=Gazetteer – A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets|year=2006|publisher=East Riding of Yorkshire Council|pages=4, 10}}

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