Atwick is a village and civil parish in Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.The civil parish is formed by the village of Atwick and the hamlet of Skirlington.[2] The parish covers an area of 907.022 hectares (2,241.30 acres).The Second World War defences constructed in and around Atwick have been documented by William Foot.[4] According to legend, a spring near the church was once the home of a hobgoblin known as the Haliwell Boggle.