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.
In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 63. Storwood was formerly a township in the parish of Thornton, in 1866 Storwood became an independent municipality, on 1 April 1935 the municipality merged with East Cottingwith to create Cottingwith.