{{short description|Hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Use British English|date=November 2014}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|54.005900|-0.790182|display=inline,title}} | label_position = top | official_name = Garrowby | population = | civil_parish = Kirby Underdale | unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire | constituency_westminster = Bridlington and The Wolds | post_town = YORK | postcode_district = YO41 | postcode_area = YO | dial_code = 01759 | os_grid_reference = SE793573 | london_distance_mi = 175<!-- straight line per MOS – constant and comparable with other place distances --> | london_direction = S }} thumb|left|Garrowby Hill '''Garrowby''' is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} north of Pocklington town centre. It lies to the north of the A166 road<ref> {{cite web |url=http://explore.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/pois/show/4925 |title=Garrowby Hill - OS Explore |publisher=explore.ordnancesurvey.co.uk |accessdate= 4 May 2009 |last= |first= }} </ref> and forms part of the civil parish of Kirby Underdale.
Garrowby Hill is the summit of Bishop Wilton Wold which is the highest point of the Yorkshire Wolds. It is the subject of a 1998 painting by David Hockney.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/garrowby-hill-51520|title=Garrowby Hill|publisher=Museum of Fine Arts, Boston|accessdate=20 February 2014}}</ref>
Garrowby Hall is a country house which stands in a {{cvt|13,500|acre|ha|adj=on}} estate and is home to the Earl and Countess of Halifax.<ref>{{cite news |editor-last=O'Sullivan |editor-first=Tom |date=12 March 2000 |title=The young elite 11-20 |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2000/mar/12/rich.life11 |access-date=15 April 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The Wood family (which holds the title of Earl of Halifax) has lived there for some 200 years. It was remodelled in 1980 by Francis Johnson.
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==References== {{Reflist}} {{Refbegin}} *{{cite book|title=Gazetteer – A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets|year=2006|publisher=East Riding of Yorkshire Council|page=6<!--|accessdate=6 February 2011-->}} {{Refend}}
==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Garrowby}} *{{OpenDomesday|OS=SE7957|name=garrowby-hall|display=Garrowby}}
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Category:Hamlets in the East Riding of Yorkshire
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