East Cottingwith

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 mi north-west of the market town of Howden and 7 mi south-west of the market town of Pocklington. The village is 1 mi west of the B1228 road and just east of the River Derwent. In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 185. East Cottingwith was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Aughton, 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.

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, an increase on the 2001 UK Census figure of 290.

The village church is St Mary's and is a Grade II listed building.