Driffield

Driffield
From the top, Driffield Market Place clock, All Saints Church, The Canal
Arms of Driffield Town Council
Driffield is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Driffield
Driffield
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population13,080 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceTA023577
• London175 mi (282 km) S
Civil parish
  • Driffield
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDRIFFIELD
Postcode districtYO25
Dialling code01377
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°00′18″N 0°26′17″W / 54.005°N 0.438°W / 54.005; -0.438

Driffield, also known as Great Driffield (neighbouring Little Driffield), is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The civil parish is formed by the town of Driffield and the village of Little Driffield. By road, it is 53 miles (85 km) north-east of Leeds, 29 miles (47 km) east of York and 23 miles (37 km) north of Hull.

Driffield, being near the centre of the Yorkshire Wolds, is named The Capital of the Wolds.[2]

According to the 2011 UK census, Driffield parish had a population of 13,080,[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 11,477.[3]

The town was listed in the 2019 Sunday Times report on the Best Places to Live in northern England.[4]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Driffield Parish (1170211167)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Why Wolds capital Driffield is a boom town for buyers". Yorkshire Post. 18 January 2019. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Driffield Parish (1543504213)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Driffield, East Yorkshire – Best Places to Live in the UK 2019". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 14 April 2019.