Westwick is a civil parish in Harrogate district in North Yorkshire, England. It lies 3 miles (5 km) west of Boroughbridge, on the south bank of the River Ure. It is a small parish of only 422 acres (171 ha), and consists of a few scattered houses. In 2012 the population of the parish was estimated at 10.[1] As the population was less than 100 at the 2011 Census details are included by ONS in the civil parish of Skelton-on-Ure.
| Westwick | |
|---|---|
.svg)  Westwick Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 10 |
| OS grid reference | SE349664 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HARROGATE |
| Postcode district | HG3 |
| Dialling code | 01765 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
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Westwick was historically a township in the ancient parish of Ripon in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[2] It became a separate civil parish in 1866.[3]
Westwick Lock, one of two locks on the navigable section of the River Ure, is in the parish.
References edit
- ^ "Population Estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868), cited on GENUKI
- ^ Vision of Britain website