Harswell

Harswell is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Everingham, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Market Weighton town centre, 5 miles (8 km) south of Pocklington town centre, and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the A614 road. In 1931 the parish had a population of 78.^[1]

Harswell
St Peter's church
Harswell Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE826409
• London	165 mi (266 km) S
Civil parish	Everingham
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YORK
Postcode district	YO42
Dialling code	01430
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	East Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.857764°N 0.745652°W / 53.857764; -0.745652

In 1823 Harswell was a village and civil parish in the Wapentake of Harthill. Population at the time was 78, with occupations that included five farmers, and a carrier who operated between the village and Market Weighton once a week.^[2] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Everingham.^[3]

The village church is dedicated to St Peter. There has been a church in Harswell from the late 12th century and the building that was present in 1823 was described by Baines as "a small ancient structure". It was rebuilt in 1870-1871 and parish records, dating back to 1653, are held by the Borthwick Institute in York.^[2][4]

Harswell was served by Everingham railway station on the Selby to Driffield Line between 1853 and 1954.^[5] The station house is now a Grade II listed building.^[6]

References

1. "Population statistics Harswell AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
2. Baines, Edward, ed. (1823). History, Directory & Gazeteer, of the County of York: Vol. II. – East and North Ridings. p. 213. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
3. "Relationships and changes Harswell AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
4. "fonds PR/HAR - Parish records of Harswell". University of York: Borthwick Institute for Archives. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
5. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
6. Historic England. "Station House (1031358)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

• Gazetteer – A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 6.

External links

• Media related to Harswell at Wikimedia Commons
• Harswell in the Domesday Book