In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 63. Storwood was formerly a township in the parish of Thornton, in 1866 Storwood became a civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the civil parish was merged with East Cottingwith to create Cottingwith.
Storwood's population was 63 in 1931. Historically, it was a township within the parish of Thornton until 1866, when it gained municipal status. Later, on April 1, 1935, Storwood merged with East Cottingwith to form the new parish of Cottingwith.