Editing Driffield (section)

{{Short description|Town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England}}
{{about|the town in the East Riding of Yorkshire|the village in Gloucestershire|Driffield, Gloucestershire|the units of optical density|Hurter and Driffield|the British book dealer and author|Driff Field|the fictional detective|Sir Clinton Driffield}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| coordinates              = {{coord|54.005|-0.438|display=inline,title}}
| label_position           = bottom
| official_name            = Driffield
| population               = 13,080
| population_ref           = ([[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]])<ref name="2011 census"/>
| civil_parish             = Driffield
| unitary_england          =  [[East Riding of Yorkshire (district)|East Riding of Yorkshire]]
| region                   = Yorkshire and the Humber
| lieutenancy_england      = [[East Riding of Yorkshire]]
| constituency_westminster = [[Bridlington and the Wolds (UK Parliament constituency)|Bridlington and the Wolds]]
| post_town                = DRIFFIELD
| postcode_district        = YO25
| postcode_area            = YO
| dial_code                = 01377
| os_grid_reference        = TA023577
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| image1 = Driffield YO25 - geograph.org.uk - 3557018.jpg
| image2 = All Saints Church Driffield 2.jpg
| image3 = Canal Head Driffield.jpg
| footer = From the top, Driffield Market Place clock, All Saints Church, 
The Canal}}
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| static_image_2_caption   = Arms of Driffield Town Council
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'''Driffield''', also known as '''Great Driffield''' (neighbouring Little Driffield), is a [[market town]] and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[East Riding of Yorkshire (district)|East Riding of Yorkshire]], England. The civil parish is formed by the town of Driffield and the village of [[Little Driffield]]. By road, it is {{convert|53|mi}} north-east of [[Leeds]], {{convert|29|mi}} east of [[York]] and {{convert|23|mi}} north of [[Kingston-on-Hull|Hull]].

Driffield, being near the centre of the [[Yorkshire Wolds]], is named ''The Capital of the Wolds''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/homes-gardens/why-wolds-capital-driffield-is-a-boom-town-for-buyers-1-9540459|title=Why Wolds capital Driffield is a boom town for buyers|work=Yorkshire Post|date=18 January 2019|access-date=20 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129121519/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/homes-gardens/why-wolds-capital-driffield-is-a-boom-town-for-buyers-1-9540459|archive-date=29 January 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

According to the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 UK census]], Driffield parish had a population of 13,080,<ref name="2011 census">{{NOMIS2011| id = 1170211167 | title = Driffield Parish| access-date = 13 February 2018}}</ref> an increase on the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 UK census]] figure of 11,477.<ref name="2001 census">{{NOMIS2001 | id = 1543504213 | title = Driffield Parish | access-date = 8 December 2018}}</ref>

The town was listed in the 2019 ''Sunday Times'' report on the Best Places to Live in northern England.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/best-places-to-live/scotland-uk/article/driffield-south-yorkshire-best-places-to-live-m7tsjfs7v|title=Driffield, East Yorkshire – Best Places to Live in the UK 2019|newspaper=[[The Sunday Times]]|access-date=14 April 2019}}</ref>