HUTTON CRANSWICK

'Hutton Cranswick' is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, approximately 3 miles south of Driffield town centre on the A164 road.
Originally comprising two villages, 'Hutton' to the North, and 'Cranswick' to the South, the expansion of these two villages has merged them together to form a single village 'Hutton Cranswick'. However, the individual parts of the village are still often referred to by their separate names and both maintain their individual character. The village has a small railway station, served by Northern Rail services on the Yorkshire Coast Line.
The civil parish is formed by the village of Hutton Cranswick and the hamlets of Rotsea and Sunderlandwick.
According to the 2001 UK census, Hutton Cranswick parish had a population of 2,015.
Cranswick has two local shops, one currently run by SPAR (formerly costcutter), and the local independent shop often known as the "blue shop" as coined by the local children. Both are situated off the village green which used to host cricket matches, and is complete with a large village pond, playpark area and many mature trees. In addition there is a farm shop, a butchers shop, a hairdressers, a fish & chip shop and garages selling both cars and petrol. To the South of the village is an industrial estate which is home to several businesses including Cranswick Mill.
Hutton Cranswick is a regular competitor in the "Village in Bloom" competition each year, and therefore is very picturesque throughout. Articles about the Village in Bloom competition are published in the village newsletter ''The Bulletin'' which also contains information on local affairs; past, present and upcoming. It also provides local businesses with a place to advertise to the residents.
The village has its own sports area complete with numerous football pitches, astro turf football/tennis courts, grass and hard tennis courts, and a social hall based on Rotsea Lane. The village also has a football club, Hutton Cranswick United, whose first team plays in the Humber Premier League. The Reserve team plays in Division One of the County league, and the third team play in the local Driffield league. The club also has many junior teams, ranging from under 8's, right through to the under 19's. Hutton also has a fantastic sledging area in winter called Sandersons pit (a disused chalk pit) complete with winding sledge routes and challenging hills to have lots of winter fun on.
Other interesting places to explore are "Swinkeld Pit" at the bottom of Southgate in Cranswick, there is a small stream, sheep or cattle and some good places to bike.
The village used to host one of the best bonfire nights in the area rivalling local town Driffield, this sadly ceased due to a lack of funding.
The village's history can be traced back to the Domesday Book, some of which can be found in ''A Tale of Two Villages, Hutton and Cranswick'', a book written about the villages history written in 1980 by author Herbert Johnson. The book was updated in 2000 by local author Les Wilkie.