Cottam, East Riding of Yorkshire

Cottam
Cottam Church of the Holy Trinity
Cottam is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Cottam
Cottam
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population108 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE994646
• London175 mi (282 km) S
Civil parish
  • Cottam
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDRIFFIELD
Postcode districtYO25
Dialling code01377
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
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54°04′06″N 0°28′54″W / 54.068375°N 0.481665°W / 54.068375; -0.481665

Cottam is a hamlet and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The hamlet is west of the B1249 Skipsea to Staxton road, and in the Yorkshire Wolds. It is 16 miles (30 km) north from the county town of Beverley, and approximately 4 miles (6 km) east from the village of Sledmere.

The civil parish is formed by the hamlet of Cottam, and Cowlam 2.5 miles (4 km) to its north-west. According to the 2011 UK census, Cottam parish had a population of 108,[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 74, which was the lowest population figure of any East Riding of Yorkshire civil parish in 2001.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics: Area: Cottam CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  2. ^ "2001 Census: Area Profiles - Cottam" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.