Bilton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire

The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...

 city centre on the B1238 and adjoining the village of Wyton

Wyton, East Riding of Yorkshire

Wyton is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England and is part of the civil parish of Bilton. It is situated approximately east of Hull city centre. Wyton leads from Bilton through to Sproatley....

. According to the 2001 UK census

United Kingdom Census 2001

A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....

, Bilton parish had a population of 2,340.

The civil parish of Bilton consists of the villages of Bilton, Ganstead

Ganstead

Ganstead is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately north east of Hull city centre.It is divided into Ganstead East and Ganstead West by the A165 road which passes through the village....

 and Wyton

Wyton, East Riding of Yorkshire

Wyton is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England and is part of the civil parish of Bilton. It is situated approximately east of Hull city centre. Wyton leads from Bilton through to Sproatley....

.

St Peter's Church is a Grade II listed building that was designed by G. T. Andrews

George Townsend Andrews

George Townsend Andrews was an English architect born in Exeter. He is noted for his buildings designed for George Hudson's railways, especially the York and North Midland Railway...

 and built in 1851.

Bilton Community Primary School

Bilton Community Primary School

Bilton Community Primary School is situated in Bilton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England and provides primary education for about 300 pupils from the village and the surrounding area.-External links:**...

 is situated in Bilton and provides primary education

Primary education

A primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...

for about 300 pupils from the village and the surrounding area.

External links

of St Peter's Church

• Bilton Community Primary School