Huggate

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Huggate
St Mary's Church, Huggate
Huggate shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population	317 (2001 census)^[1]
OS grid reference	SE881551
Parish	Huggate
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YORK
Postcode district	YO42
Dialling code	01377
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	East Yorkshire
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°59′06″N 0°39′27″W / 53.985033, -0.657601

Huggate is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 13 miles north west of Beverley town centre and 9 miles west of Driffield town centre. 3.8 miles to the south east lies the village of North Dalton.

Huggate, the village pond

According to the 2001 UK census, Huggate parish had a population of 317.^[1]

Huggate is the highest village on the Yorkshire Wolds at around 558 feet (170 metres) above sea level at the south side and has one of the deepest wells in England. The village contains a pub the Wolds Inn (on the Driffield road) which has two main rooms, a dining room and a lounge. It also has a beer garden with nice views. It serves food and welcomes walkers and cyclists.

The parish church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building.

The Yorkshire Wolds Way long distance footpath passes to the north of the village. There are walks through the local area, which is picturesque and often features steep-sided dales.