Westow

Also known as Westow, North Yorkshire

Westow is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Westow is situated in the lee of Spy Hill, bordering the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, from the A64 road linking Leeds to the East Coast, west of the town of Malton, and east of the city of York.

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Place details

Locality: Kirkham
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.static_image_name: Westow From Spy Hill.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Westow village
UK place.official_name: Westow
UK place.population: 339
UK place.population_ref: (2011 census)
UK place.civil_parish: Westow
UK place.unitary_england: North Yorkshire
UK place.lieutenancy_england: North Yorkshire
UK place.region: Yorkshire and the Humber
UK place.constituency_westminster: Thirsk and Malton
UK place.post_town: York
UK place.postcode_district: YO60
UK place.postcode_area: YO
UK place.os_grid_reference: SE753652

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: civil parish
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Ryedale
Population: 339
Image: Westow From Spy Hill.jpg

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Commons category: Westow
OS grid reference: SE753652
historic county: Yorkshire
P8168: Annemarie Hase

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Encyclopedic overview

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Buildings
Second World War
Services
Governance and politics
Notable residents
References
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The village was within the historic boundaries of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. From 1974 to 2023, it was part of the Ryedale district. It is now administered by North Yorkshire Council.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Westow” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.