Gowdall

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.

Gowdall
Gowdall
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population356 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE622223
• London155 mi (249 km) SSE
Civil parish
  • Gowdall
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGOOLE
Postcode districtDN14
Dialling code01405
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

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
Main Street, Gowdall

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.

In 2000 the village was severely flooded, and made national news.[5] In February 2020, Gowdall along with other villages surrounding Snaith suffered from further flooding after the River Aire "over-topped".[6]

Each October, before 2017 when the annual festival permanently ceased to occur, Gowdall residents hosted a 'Scarecrow and Pumpkin Festival'.[7]

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

References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Gowdall Parish (1170211190)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Gowdall Parish (00FB061)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  3. Mills, Anthony David (2011) [2003]. A Dictionary of British Place Names (revised ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 211. ISBN 019960908X.
  4. Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 202. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
  5. Wainwright, Martin (23 November 2000). "Wet and forlorn, a village's misery continues". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  6. "Flooding Update – Snaith, Gowdall and East Cowick". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  7. "Fantastic day out". Goole Courier. Johnston Press Digital Publishing. 1 November 2007. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
  • Gazetteer – A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 6.



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