Willitoft

Willitoft is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bubwith, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated just south of the A163 road and west of the B1228 road. It is approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of Selby and 7 miles (11 km) north of Goole. In 1931 the parish had a population of 53.^[1]

On the Howden 20 long-distance footpath, approaching Willitoft

Willitoft
Entering Willitoft
Willitoft Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE743349
Civil parish	Bubwith
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GOOLE
Postcode district	DN14
Dialling code	01757
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Goole and Pocklington
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.805090°N 0.872276°W / 53.805090; -0.872276

Willitoft was the birthplace, in 1859, of Moses B. Cotsworth, inventor of the International Fixed Calendar and 13-month calendar reformer. He later emigrated to Vancouver where he acted as an advisor to the British Columbia provincial government, under Sir Richard McBride. Cotsworth died in Vancouver in 1943.^[2]

Governance

Willitoft was formerly a township in the parish of Bubwith,^[3] in 1866 Willitoft became a civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Bubwith.^[4]