Gowdall

Village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Human settlement in England

Gowdall

Unitary authority

East Riding of Yorkshire

Ceremonial county

East Riding of Yorkshire

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townGOOLEPostcode districtDN14Dialling code01405PoliceHumbersideFire Humberside AmbulanceYorkshire UK Parliament

Brigg and Goole

List of places: UK; England; Yorkshire

53°41′39″N 1°03′31″W / 53.694117°N 1.058651°W / 53.694117; -1.058651

Gowdall is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the town of Snaith, 1 mile to the north of the M62 motorway and the A645 road, and just south of the River Aire.

According to the 2011 UK Census, Gowdall parish had a population of 356,^[1] an increase on the 2001 UK Census figure of 318.^[2]

Toponymy

The name "Gowdall" originates from Old English. It translates as "Nook of land where marigolds grow", and is composed of the elements golde ("marigold") and halh ("nook of land").^[3] The village was not mentioned in the Domesday Book but was recorded as Goldale sometime in the 12th century.^[4]

History

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.^[5]

In 2000 the village was severely flooded, and made national news.^[6] In February 2020, Gowdall along with other villages surrounding Snaith suffered from further flooding after the River Aire "over-topped".^[7]

Each October, before 2017 when the annual festival permanently ceased to occur, Gowdall residents hosted a 'Scarecrow and Pumpkin Festival'.^[8]

The village formerly had a public house called The Boot and Shoe Inn. It has been closed since 2018.

References

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Gowdall Parish (1170211190)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Gowdall Parish (00FB061)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
^ Mills, Anthony David (2011) [2003]. A Dictionary of British Place Names (revised ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 211. ISBN 978-0199609086.
^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 202. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
^ "History of Gowdall, in East Riding of Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
^ Wainwright, Martin (23 November 2000). "Wet and forlorn, a village's misery continues". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
^ "Flooding Update – Snaith, Gowdall and East Cowick". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
^ "Fantastic day out". Goole Courier. Johnston Press Digital Publishing. 1 November 2007. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2010.