Wawne

Wawne
Main Street Wawne with the Post Office to the left
Wawne is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Wawne
Wawne
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population975 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceTA089368
Civil parish
  • Wawne
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHULL
Postcode districtHU7
Dialling code01482
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°49′00″N 0°20′46″W / 53.816742°N 0.346088°W / 53.816742; -0.346088

Wawne /ˈwɔːn/, also spelled Waghen,[2] is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The village is situated approximately 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north of Hull city centre and 4 miles (6.4 km) south-east of Beverley on the east bank of the River Hull.

The civil parish consists of the village of Wawne and the hamlet of Meaux. According to the 2011 UK census, Wawne parish had a population of 975,[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 878.[3]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Wawne Parish (1170211284)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. ^ Miller, G. M. (1971). BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names. Oxford University Press.
  3. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Wawne Parish (00FB155)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 September 2019.