Cawood

Cawood
Centre of Cawood
Cawood Location within North Yorkshire
Population	1,549 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SE572377
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SELBY
Postcode district	YO8
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°49′54″N 1°07′44″W / 53.83167°N 1.12889°W / 53.83167; -1.12889

Cawood (other names: Carwood) is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England that is notable as the location of the Cawood sword. It was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.^[2]