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Howden was a rural district in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England from 1894 to 1974.It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 as a successor to the Howden rural sanitary district. It lost a few parishes to the newly created Derwent Rural District and parts to Beverley Rural District in 1935 by a County Review Order made under the Local Government Act 1929. At the same time it gained a small part from the abolition of Riccal Rural District.It survived until 1974 when it was abolished, becoming part of the Boothferry district of Humberside. Since 1996 it has formed part of the unitary authority of the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Brind is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, forming part of the civil parish of Wressle. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) to the north of the market town of Howden and lies west of the B1228 road. The single track tarmac road (Brind Lane) runs through the entire hamlet, and joins the Wressle road to the north. In 1823 Brind with Newsholme was in the parish of Wressle, the Wapentake of Harthill and the Liberty of Howdenshire. Population at the time was 177.

Spaldington is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, lying approximately 3 miles (5 km) north from the market town of Howden and 14 miles (23 km) south of York. It lies to the west of the A614 road.

North Howden is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of the town of Howden. It lies on the B1228 road where it crosses the Hull to York railway line. It forms part of the civil parish of Howden. Since 1840 Howden railway station on the Selby Line has been located here. The station and associated station master's house was designated a Grade II listed building in 1987. The signal box was also designated Grade II in 1989.

The Howden rail accident in Yorkshire on 7 August 1840 killed five passengers. It occurred when a large piece of cargo, cast iron, fell from a wagon and derailed the following carriages. It happened on the Hull and Selby Railway as the train was travelling from Leeds to Hull. The crash was one of the first railway accidents to be investigated by the Railway Inspectorate. One of the worst accidents to have occurred on the new UK rail network, it was also a new phenomenon for the public; shipwrecks and coal mining accidents were more frequent.

Howden railway station serves the market and minster town of Howden in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of the town in the hamlet of North Howden and is 22+1⁄4 miles (35.8 km) west of Hull Paragon. The station is managed by Northern, but is also served by TransPennine Express and Hull Trains.

Gribthorpe is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) north-east of Selby and 5 miles (8 km) north of Howden. Gribthorpe forms part of the civil parish of Foggathorpe. In 1823, Gribthorpe (also known as Gripthorpe), was in the civil parish of Bubwith and the Wapentake of Harthill. Population at the time, including the nearby hamlet of Willitoft, was 145, with occupations including four farmers.

South Howden railway station was a station on the Hull and Barnsley Railway, and served the town of Howden in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Howden School is a coeducational secondary school located in Howden in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The school previously specialised in Technology and ICT. Pupils usually attend the school from Year Seven (aged 11) to Year Eleven (aged 16). The school sixth form department closed around 2010. Howden School was placed in "Special Measures" following an Ofsted inspection in July 2010. The inspectors said the school was failing to give its pupils an acceptable standard of education, and that those responsible for leading and managing the school were not demonstrating the capacity to secure necessary improvement. The head teacher, Andrew Williams, left and was temporarily replaced by Gary Garghan (Acting Head) and Dave McCready (Executive Head). On 24 September 2011 Howden School was judged to be Grade 3 (satisfactory), by Ofsted and declared to be out of Special Measures. After Garghan left the school, Mr G. Cannon replaced him as headmaster. In the most recent Ofsted inspection the school was rated Good with elements of Outstanding. Previously a community school administered by East Riding of Yorkshire Council, in September 2018 Howden School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by The Consortium Academy Trust.

Harlthorpe is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Foggathorpe, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) north-east of Selby town centre and 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Howden town centre. It lies on the A163 road. In 1931 the parish had a population of 53.In 1823 Harlthorpe (then Harlethorpe), was in the parish of Bubwith and the Wapentake of Harthill. Population at the time was 93, with occupations including six farmers, a blacksmith, and a shoemaker.Harlthorpe was formerly a township in the parish of Bubwith, from 1866 Harlthorpe was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Foggathorpe.

Howden was a constituency in Yorkshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1955 general election, made up largely of the constituency of Beverley (losing some territory in the south to Haltemprice, and taking some in the east from Bridlington). The Howden constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election.

High Field railway station was a station on the Selby to Driffield Line in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England serving the east end of the village of Bubwith. It opened as Bubwith High Field in 1859 and was renamed High Field on 1 December 1873. It closed on 20 September 1954.