Goodmanham
Sign in to saveGoodmanham (historically Godmundingaham, the home of the people of Godmund) is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately to the north-east of Market Weighton. The village is situated on the Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail, a long-distance footpath. According to the 2011 UK Census, Goodmanham parish had a population of 244, an increase on the 2001 UK Census figure of 218.
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Place details
- Locality
- Goodmanham
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 244
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Goodmanham
- UK place.static_image_name
- Goodmanham.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Goodmanham village centre by the church
- UK place.population
- 244
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Goodmanham
- UK place.unitary_england
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- UK place.region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Bridlington and The Wolds
- UK place.post_town
- YORK
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Population
- +244
- Image
- All Hallows Church, Goodmanham - geograph.org.uk - 1432153.jpg
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- History
- Prehistory to Roman occupation
- Middle Ages
- Other notable features
- Notable people
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Goodmanham (historically Godmundingaham, the home of the people of Godmund) is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately to the north-east of Market Weighton. The village is situated on the Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail, a long-distance footpath. According to the 2011 UK Census, Goodmanham parish had a population of 244, an increase on the 2001 UK Census figure of 218.
The village is built in a favourable position on a south-facing slope of the Yorkshire Wolds between two streams. It has a copious supply of water from numerous springs and naturally occurring limestone for building. The land is extraordinarily fertile in this region and people have lived here since prehistoric times.