Kiplingcotes

Kiplingcotes is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3.5 miles (6 km) north-east of the market town of Market Weighton. 3 miles (5 km) to the east lies Etton.

Kiplingcotes
Kiplingcotes
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE925455
• London165 mi (266 km) S
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBEVERLEY
Postcode districtHU17
Post townYORK
Postcode districtYO25
Dialling code01430
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

It is split between the civil parishes of Dalton Holme and Etton.

Kiplingcotes is the location for the annual Kiplingcotes Derby horse race. The 500th race took place on 21 March 2019.[1]

The hamlet was served by Kiplingcotes railway station on the York to Beverley Line between 1865 and 1965.[2]

In 1823 Kiplingcotes (then alternatively Kipling Coates House), was in the parish of Middleton on the Wolds. and the Wapentake of Harthill. Inhabitants included one farmer.[3]

Kiplingcotes Chalk Pit Nature Reserve, to the west of the hamlet is managed by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.[4]

  • Kiplingcotes station, now disused
  • Benchmark used as the start post for the Kiplingcotes Derby

References
  1. "Kiplingcotes Derby: Oldest horse race celebrates 500th anniversary". BBC News. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  2. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  3. Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 361
  4. "Kiplingcotes Chalk Pit | YWT". www.ywt.org.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 7.


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