Kiplingcotes
| Kiplingcotes | |
  Kiplingcotes |
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| OS grid reference | SE925455 |
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| – London | 165 mi (266 km) S |
| Civil parish | Dalton Holme |
| Etton | |
| 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 | BEVERLEY |
| Postcode district | HU17 |
| Post town | YORK |
| Postcode district | YO25 |
| Dialling code | 01430 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Beverley and Holderness |
Coordinates: 53°53′51″N 0°35′38″W / 53.897429°N 0.593796°W
Kiplingcotes is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3.5 miles (6 km) north-east of the market town of Market Weighton. 3 miles (5 km) to the east lies Etton.
It is split between the civil parishes of Dalton Holme and Etton.
Kiplingcotes is the location for the annual Kiplingcotes Derby horse race. The 497th event took place on 17 March 2016.[1]
The hamlet was served by Kiplingcotes railway station on the York to Beverley Line between 1865 and 1965.[2]
In 1823 Kiplingcotes (then alternatively Kipling Coates House), was in the parish of Middleton on the Wolds. and the Wapentake of Harthill. Inhabitants included one farmer.[3]
Gallery
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Kiplingcotes station, now disused
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Benchmark used as the start post for the Kiplingcotes Derby
References
- ↑ "Kiplingcotes Derby winner 'never been so scared'". BBC News. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- ↑ Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 361
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 7.
External links
Media related to Kiplingcotes at Wikimedia Commons- Kiplingcotes in the Domesday Book
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