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Rowley, East Riding of Yorkshire

Rowley
Rowley is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Rowley
Rowley
Rowley shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population 1,015 (2011 census)
OS grid reference SE978327
Civil parish
  • Rowley
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town COTTINGHAM
Postcode district HU20
Dialling code 01482
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°46′54″N 0°31′02″W / 53.781666°N 0.517169°W / 53.781666; -0.517169Coordinates: 53°46′54″N 0°31′02″W / 53.781666°N 0.517169°W / 53.781666; -0.517169

Rowley is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Little Weighton and approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) south-west of Beverley town centre.

The civil parish is formed by the villages of Rowley and Little Weighton together with the hamlets of Bentley, High Hunsley, Risby and part of the hamlet of Riplingham.

According to the 2011 UK census, Rowley parish had a population of 1,015, a decrease on the 2001 UK census figure of 1,030. The village of Rowley is now mostly depopulated, leaving only a few houses, and most of the population is now in Little Weighton.

Rev. Ezekiel Rogers, who became Rector of Rowley in 1621, was suspended from the parish church in 1638 for his non-conformist beliefs. Following this, he led 20 families to emigrate to the American colonies, where he founded the town of Rowley, Massachusetts in 1639. The emigrants sailed from Hull in the John of London, probably a merchant ship of around 200 tons, probably in June 1638, arriving in Salem, Massachusetts in August.


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