LAXTON: East Riding of Yorkshire Parish #10 of 172

Occasionally you'll find you come to a village that has almost no human activity going on whatsoever and you’ll wonder if you’ve accidentally stepped into an alternate reality. It becomes even more weird when you pass the village pub and there’s a banner that says on the outside - “The Saltmarshians Have Landed!” You start to doubt whether or not you’re on planet Earth any longer!
Well, the truth is that if you came to today’s parish you would still be very much within the East Riding of Yorkshire and even though I’ve made this village sound weird in that opening paragraph, this is a place I would seriously love to live in! There’s a multitude of reasons why, not least of which is the proximity this village has to the River Ouse and the lovely view you get from the riverbank on a sunny day.
I realise that might not be to everyone’s liking, but it would be fabulous to take advantage of the benches that run along the bank at Saltmarshe, one of the hamlets that fall within the parish boundaries. You’re also not short of amenities too. Whilst the village here has no shop, you can catch a bus to Howden, or even a train from Saltmarshe station to solve that problem. There is a pub though - The Bricklayers Arms.
The church here is very pretty, dating from 1625 after three sisters paid for its construction following King Henry VIII’s seizure of land that belonged to the original chapel. In fact, the village is just generally pretty, so quiet, so relaxed, and altogether very appealing.
It might be named after a species of fish, but there’s nothing fishy about this one. This one ranks highly on TVI’s all time favourites list. This is LAXTON.
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My name is Andy. I am armed with a car, a GoPro and an unhealthy amount of time on my hands.
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Saltmarshe Hall:
www.saltmarshehall.com/weddings
Saltmarshe origins:
www.google.com/amp/s/www.hous...
Flooding info:
riverlevels.uk/flood-warning-...
Church/Chapel info:
www.howdenshirehistory.co.uk/v...
Zoopla:
www.zoopla.co.uk/house-prices...
Laxton Parish Council:
www.laxtonpc.org.uk/home
Bricklayers Arms:
whatpub.com/pubs/HUL/LAX001/b...
Sixpenny Wood Wind Farm:
www.geograph.org.uk/photo/371...
Demographics:
www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/y...
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