West Cowick

West Cowick is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, situated approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of Snaith. It is just to the south of the A1041 road and north of the M62 motorway. It was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.

Late 17th-century Cowick Hall, lying midway between West and East Cowick, former seat of the Viscounts Downe, is now the HQ of Croda International

West Cowick
West Cowick is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
West Cowick
West Cowick
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE650215
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGOOLE
Postcode districtDN14
Dialling code01405
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

It forms part of the civil parish of Snaith and Cowick.

To the east of the village is the late 17th-century Grade I listed Cowick Hall[1] the former seat of the Viscounts Downe which is now the headquarters of Croda International.

In the late 13th to early 16th centuries AD, West Cowick was one of the production sites of a type of Medieval ceramic known as Humber ware.[2]

References
  1. Historic England. "Cowick Hall (1083323)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  2. McCarthy, M.R. and Brooks, C.M. 1988. Medieval pottery in Britain AD 900-1600, Leicester, 242.
  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 11.
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