| Willitoft | |
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 Entering Willitoft | |
  Willitoft Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE743349 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GOOLE |
| Postcode district | DN14 |
| Dialling code | 01757 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Willitoft is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bubwith, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated just south of the A163 road and west of the B1228 road. It is approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of Selby and 7 miles (11 km) north of Goole. In 1931 the parish had a population of 53.[1]
Willitoft was the birthplace, in 1859, of Moses B. Cotsworth, inventor of the International Fixed Calendar and 13-month calendar reformer. He later emigrated to Vancouver where he acted as an advisor to the British Columbia provincial government, under Sir Richard McBride. Cotsworth died in Vancouver in 1943.[2]
- ^ "Population statistics Willitoft Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Cook, Anna. "Moses B. Cotsworth (1859 – 1943)". Yorkshire Philosophical Society. Retrieved 1 July 2024.