page_title: Gowdall
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Gowdall / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Main Street, Gowdall, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.The Boot and Shoe Public House can be seen on the corner.
context_page_description: Gowdall is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 1 mile west of the town of Snaith, 1 mile to the north of the M62 motorway and the A645 road, and just south of the River Aire.
  According to the 2011 UK Census, Gowdall parish had a population of 356, an increase on the 2001 UK Census figure of 318.
context_section_description: The parish was part of the Goole Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974, then in Boothferry district of Humberside until 1996.
  In 2000 the village was severely flooded, and made national news. In February 2020, Gowdall along with other villages surrounding Snaith suffered from further flooding after the River Aire "over-topped".
  Each October, before 2017 when the annual festival permanently ceased to occur, Gowdall residents hosted a 'Scarecrow and Pumpkin Festival'.
  The village formerly had a public house called The Boot and Shoe Inn. It has been closed since 2018.
caption: Main Street, Gowdall
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