Driffield
The town of Driffield is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire in England. The civil parish is formed by the town of Driffield and the village of Little Driffield. The town is set in the Yorkshire Wolds, on the Driffield Navigation canal, and near the source of the River Hull. Driffield lays on the A614, A166 and B1249, and on the Yorkshire Coast railroad from Scarborough to Hull. It is located next to Little Driffield, where King Aldfrith of Northumbria was reputedly buried, and it is also extremely near to Nafferton, Hutton Cranswick and Wansford. Driffield is referred to as the 'Capital of the Wolds', mostly because of its favourable setting in between Bridlington, Beverley and York. It is situated around 74.5 miles (119.9 km) to the north-east of Sheffield, 52.4 miles (84.3 kilometres) to the east of Leeds, 29.4 miles (47.3 kilometres) to the east of York, 22.8 miles (36.7 kilometres) to the north of Hull, 72.8 miles (117.2 km) south-west of Middlesbrough and 217.9 miles (350.7 kilometres) to the north of London. In accordance with the 2011 Census, Driffield has a permanent population of 13080, showing an escalation on the 2001 Census number of 11477. The town contains a modest community hospital, small fire station, law enforcement and ambulance stations, various churches, with the largest being All Saints' Parish Church, whose bells were renewed for the millennium, and a rather small high street. There is also an area of parkland beside the parish church next to the stream, Driffield Beck, that runs roughly parallel to the high street. For all your home upgrades, make certain to find reputable professionals in Driffield to make certain of quality.
