Sledmere

Sledmere
Sledmere Cottages
Sledmere is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Sledmere
Sledmere
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE932648
Civil parish
  • Sledmere
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDRIFFIELD
Postcode districtYO25
Dialling code01377
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FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
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UK
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Yorkshire
54°04′17″N 0°34′35″W / 54.071429°N 0.576323°W / 54.071429; -0.576323
the civil parish within the East Riding of Yorkshire

Sledmere is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, about 7 miles (11 km) north-west of Driffield on the B1253 road.

The village lies in a civil parish which is also officially called "Sledmere" by the Office for National Statistics,[1] although the county council and parish council refer to it as Sledmere and Croome, as the parish also includes the nearby hamlet of Croome. According to the 2011 UK census, the parish had a population of 377,[2] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 197;[3] the parish covers an area of 2,849 hectares (7,040 acres).[4]

  1. ^ "Sledmore". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics: Area: Sledmere CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2013. Note the ONS map appears to show combined with Fimber parish so figure may include that parish which is under the 100 threshold for statistical output.
  3. ^ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Sledmere CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 March 2008.
  4. ^ "2001 Census Area Profile" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.