| Wressle | |
|---|---|
 The main road through Wressle | |
  Wressle Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Population | 271 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE709315 |
| • London | 160 mi (260 km) S |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SELBY |
| Postcode district | YO8 |
| Dialling code | 01757 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Wressle (with spelling variations of Wressell, and Wressel, in Leland's Itinerary as Wreshil, in the Domesday Book as Weresa) is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, lying on the eastern bank of the River Derwent approximately 3 miles (5 km) north-west of Howden.
Wressle village has a late 18th-century church, St John, and on the western fringe of the village is the Grade I listed structure and scheduled monument, the ruins of Wressle Castle.[2][3] Wressle railway station is located within the village.
The parish includes the hamlets of Brind, Newsholme and Loftshome. Wressle lies within the Parliamentary constituency of Haltemprice and Howden an area that mainly consists of middle class suburbs, towns and villages. The area is affluent, placed as the 10th most affluent in the country in a Barclays Private Clients survey,[4] and has one of the highest proportions of owner-occupiers in the country.[5]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2011 censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Historic England. "Ruins of Wressle Castle (1083170)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Wressle Castle (1005210)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ "North tops 'real' rich league". BBC News. 14 May 2003. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Haltemprice and Howden". UK Polling Report. Retrieved 11 May 2015.