East Cottingwith is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Cottingwith, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies on the former Derwent Navigation (canal), and approximately 9 miles (14 km) north-west of the market town of Howden and 7 miles (11 km) south-west of the market town of Pocklington. The village is 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the B1228 road and just east of the River Derwent. In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 185.[2] East Cottingwith was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Aughton,[3] from 1866 East Cottingwith was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the civil parish was merged with Storwood to create Cottingwith.[4]
The civil parish of Cottingwith is formed by the village of East Cottingwith and the hamlet of Storwood.
According to the 2011 UK Census, Cottingwith parish had a population of 349,[1] an increase on the 2001 UK Census figure of 290.[5]