Ousefleet

Ousefleet
Ousefleet
	Ousefleet Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE828231
Civil parish	Twin Rivers;
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	Goole
Postcode district	DN14
Dialling code	01405
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Brigg and Goole;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°41′54″N 0°44′50″W / 53.698232°N 0.747219°W

Ousefleet is a small hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of Goole. It is located just south of the River Ouse and north of the A161 road between Goole and Scunthorpe. It forms part of the civil parish of Twin Rivers.

Overview

Ousefleet was previously a civil parish that 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.

Ousefleet is listed by Ordnance Survey as being near to the grid square (on 1:50000 and 1:25000 maps) that has the least detail (a pylon line).^[1]^[2]

Ousefleet has a village hall that was a former school of Victorian origin with some extensions added during the 20th century. The Hall Management Committee are raising funds to carry out improvements.

Ousefleet holds a village show, generally in August. The show was revived in 1965.

References

^ "Map Zone". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
^ "One pylon marks the spot". BBC News Online. BBC. 15 October 2001. Retrieved 16 April 2010.

Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 9.

This East Riding of Yorkshire location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "Map Zone". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 May 2008.

[2] "One pylon marks the spot". BBC News Online. BBC. 15 October 2001. Retrieved 16 April 2010.

[1]

[2]