Gowdall

Gowdall

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude = 53.694117
longitude = -1.058651
official_name = Gowdall
population = 318 (2001 census)
civil_parish = Gowdall
unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire
constituency_westminster = Brigg and Goole
post_town = GOOLE
postcode_district = DN14
postcode_area = DN
dial_code = 01405
os_grid_reference = SE622223

Gowdall is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately Convert|1|mi|km|lk=on west of the town of Snaith.It lies a mile to the north of the M62 motorway and A645 road and just south of the River Aire.According to the 2001 UK census, Gowdall parish had a population of 318.cite web
url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790968&c=Gowdall&d=16&e=15&g=391215&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1210977944074&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
title = 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Gowdall CP (Parish)
accessdate = 2008-05-16
work = Neighbourhood Statistics
publisher = Office for National Statistics]

The parish was part of the Goole Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974, then in Boothferry district of Humberside until 1996.

In the year 2000 it was severely flooded, and made national news.

References

External links

* [http://users.bluecarrots.com/deshojo/flood/goflood.htm Gowdall flood photographs]


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