Howe, North Yorkshire
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Coordinates: 54°13′03″N 1°27′15″W / 54.217500°N 1.454100°W
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Howe shown within North Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | SE356803 |
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| Civil parish | Howe |
| District | Hambleton |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | THIRSK |
| Postcode district | YO7 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Howe is a small village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near Ainderby Quernhow and the A61 and 5 miles west of Thirsk. Howe, from the Old Norse word haugr, is an Middle English topographic name for someone who lived by a small hill or a man-made mound or barrow.[1]
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