Airmyn

Airmyn
The clock tower, Airmyn
Airmyn is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Airmyn
Airmyn
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population768 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE726253
• London155 mi (249 km) S
Civil parish
  • Airmyn
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGOOLE
Postcode districtDN14
Dialling code01405
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°43′09″N 0°54′02″W / 53.719242°N 0.900487°W / 53.719242; -0.900487

Airmyn is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated at the mouth of the River Aire with the River Ouse, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of Goole. It lies to the west of the M62 motorway and the A614 road. According to the 2011 UK census, Airmyn parish had a population of 768,[1] a fall from the 2001 UK census figure of 795.[2] The parish covers an area of 1,155.353 hectares (2,854.94 acres).[3]

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.[4]

In the Middle Ages, Airmyn was a small port, and up to the 18th century its dead were taken by boat upstream to be buried at Snaith, as it was quicker to go by river than by horse and cart.[5]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Airmyn Parish (1170211130)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Airmyn Parish (1543504177)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  3. ^ "2001 Census Area Profile" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  4. ^ "History of Airmyn, in East Riding of Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Airmyn". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2009.