Howden

Howden
Howden Minster and Market Cross
Howden is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Howden
Howden
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population4,142 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSE749281
Civil parish
  • Howden
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGOOLE
Postcode districtDN14
Dialling code01430
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°44′39″N 0°51′48″W / 53.744111°N 0.863416°W / 53.744111; -0.863416

Howden (/ˈhdən/) is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of York to the north of the M62, on the A614 road about 16 miles (26 km) south-east of York and 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Goole, which lies across the River Ouse. It is known for Howden Minster, one of the largest churches in the East Riding.

William the Conqueror gave the town to the Bishops of Durham in 1080.[1] The wapentake of Howdenshire was named after the town, and remained an exclave of County Durham until as late as 1846. The original boundaries of the wapentake were used for the current two government wards of Howden and Howdenshire, which had a combined population of 19,753 at the 2011 census.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Howden Minster". Howden Minster. Archived from the original on 14 February 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2006.[failed verification]
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Howden Ward (as of 2011) (E05001699)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Howdenshire Ward (as of 2011) (E05001700)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2020.