Hook, East Riding of Yorkshire

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Short descriptionTemplate:Template other Hook is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north-east of Goole town centre and lies on the west bank of the River Ouse.

According to the 2011 UK census, Hook parish had a population of 1,292, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 1,141.

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Grade II* listed swing railway bridge at Hook

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Blacksmith's Arms public house, Hook

The parish was part of the Goole Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974, then in the Boothferry district of Humberside until 1996.

The church dedicated to St Mary the Virgin was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1967 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.

The village has a nearby local school: Hook Church Of England Primary School. There is also a small local post office and two public houses. The village has a number of building sites for the purpose of housing development.

Nearby, Goole has facilities, including Tesco, Morrisons, and Asda supermarkets, as well as several chain shops, schools, a hospital, and a railway station with services to Hull, Doncaster, and Leeds.

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