Tickton is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) east from Beverley, lying to the south of the A1035 road.

The civil parish consists of the villages of Tickton and Hull Bridge together with the hamlets of Eske and Weel.

[5] At the parliamentary level it is part of Beverley and Holderness, currently represented by Graham Stuart of the Conservative Party.

[6] In February 2023, a regional internet service provider, Connexin, installed notices on lampposts around the village, informing residents of plans to erect new telegraph poles along several streets.

[7] In a parish council meeting held later in the month, residents complained the poles would be an "eyesore" not worth the promise of faster and cheaper broadband.