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]

OSgridreferenceSE743349

Civil parish

• Bubwith

Post townGOOLE

UKParliament

• Goole and Pocklington

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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

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The name Willitoft derives from the Old English wilig meaning 'willow', and the Old Norse topt meaning 'curtilage'.^[2]

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.^[3]