Weel

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

{{About|the place in England|other uses|WEEL (disambiguation)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2015}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|53.840372|-0.384903|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Weel

| population =

| civil_parish = Tickton

| unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire

| constituency_westminster = Beverley and Holderness

| post_town = BEVERLEY

| postcode_district = HU17

| postcode_area = HU

| dial_code = 01964

| os_grid_reference = TA063394

| static_image = Weel.jpg

| static_image_caption =

}}

Weel is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Tickton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately {{Convert|2|mi|km}} east of the town of Beverley and {{Convert|1.5|mi|km}} south of the village of Tickton. It lies on the east bank of the River Hull. In 1931 the parish had a population of 114.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10473408/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Weel Tn/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=12 August 2023}}

Telephone services are provided by KCOM and in 2013, a superfast fibre optic broadband service was made available.{{cite news|url=http://www.kc.co.uk/about-us/media-centre/kcs-fibre-service-brings-superfast-speeds-to-rural-east-yorkshire/|title=KC's fibre service brings superfast speeds to rural East Yorkshire Weel latest area to receive fibre optic broadband|year=2013|publisher=KC|accessdate=4 October 2013}}

Governance

Weel was formerly a township in the parish of Beverley-St. John.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14437|title=History of Weel, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=12 August 2023}} In 1866 Weel became a civil parish, and on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Tickton.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10473408|title=Relationships and changes Weel Tn/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=12 August 2023}}

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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|page=11}}

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