Earswick

Earswick
Main street, Earswick
Earswick Location within North Yorkshire
Population	876 (2011)
OS grid reference	SE619573
Civil parish	Earswick
Unitary authority	City of York
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YORK
Postcode district	YO32
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	York Outer
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°00′30″N 1°03′24″W / 54.00842°N 1.05653°W / 54.00842; -1.05653

Earswick is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. It lies between Huntington and Strensall about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of York.

According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 819, increasing to 876 at the 2011 Census.^[1]

The village was historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It was then a part of the district of Ryedale in North Yorkshire from 1974 until 1996. Since 1996 it has been part of the City of York unitary authority.^[2]

The name Earswick derives from the Old English Aethelricswīc meaning 'Aethelric's trading settlement'.^[3]

References

1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
2. "History of Earswick, in York and North Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
3. "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2025.

External links

Media related to Earswick at Wikimedia Commons

• Earswick Village Website