Ousefleet is a small hamlet

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 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

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 approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of Goole

Goole

Goole is a town, civil parish and port located approximately inland on the confluence of the rivers Don and Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England...

. It is located just south of the River Ouse

River Ouse, Yorkshire

The River Ouse is a river in North Yorkshire, England. The river is formed from the River Ure at Cuddy Shaw Reach near Linton-on-Ouse, about 6 miles downstream of the confluence of the River Swale with the River Ure...

 and north of the A161 road between Goole

Goole

Goole is a town, civil parish and port located approximately inland on the confluence of the rivers Don and Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England...

 and Scunthorpe

Scunthorpe

Scunthorpe is a town within North Lincolnshire, England. It is the administrative centre of the North Lincolnshire unitary authority, and had an estimated total resident population of 72,514 in 2010. A predominantly industrial town, Scunthorpe, the United Kingdom's largest steel processing centre,...

.
It forms part of the civil parish of Twin Rivers

Twin Rivers, East Riding of Yorkshire

Twin Rivers is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situatedalong the south bank of the River Ouse to the east of the town of Goole, covering an area of ....

.

Ousefleet was previously a civil parish that was part of the Goole Rural District

Goole Rural District

Goole was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England from 1894 to 1974.It was created under the Local Government Act 1894, based on most of the Goole rural sanitary district . The town of Goole itself formed a separate urban district...

 in the West Riding of Yorkshire

West Riding of Yorkshire

The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county, County of York, West Riding , was based closely on the historic boundaries...

 from 1894 to 1974, then in Boothferry district of Humberside

Humberside

Humberside was a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in Northern England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. It was composed of land from either side of the Humber Estuary, created from portions of the East and West ridings of Yorkshire and parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire...

 until 1996.

Ousefleet is listed by Ordnance Survey

Ordnance Survey

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as being near to the grid square (on 1:50000 and 1:25000 maps) that has the least detail (a pylon line).

Ousefleet has a Village Hall that was a former School of Victorian origin with some extensions added during the 20th century. The Hall Management Committee are currently trying to raise funds to carry out much needed improvements.

Ousefleet also holds a Village Show, generally in August. The Show was revived in 1965 and is still going strong.