Patrington

Coordinates: 53°41′01″N 0°00′41″W / 53.683563°N 0.011264°W / 53.683563; -0.011264
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Not to be confused with Partington.

Patrington
2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceTA314226
• London150 mi (240 km) S
Civil parish
  • Patrington
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHULL
Postcode districtHU12
Dialling code01964
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°41′01″N 0°00′41″W / 53.683563°N 0.011264°W / 53.683563; -0.011264

Patrington is a large village and

civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness, 9 miles (14 km) south-east of Hedon, 16 miles (26 km) south-east of Kingston upon Hull and 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Withernsea on the A1033
. Along with Winestead, it was a seat of the ancient Hildyard/Hilliard/Hildegardis family.

The

Prime Meridian
passes just to the east of Patrington.

The civil parish is formed by the villages of Patrington and

2001 UK census figure of 1,949.[2]

Second World War, was a radar station and used for ground-controlled interception. In 1955, following the building of a new RAF station at nearby Holmpton
, the radar site closed, being surplus to requirements. The new radar site at Holmpton was later renamed RAF Patrington.

Patrington was served from 1854 to 1964 by Patrington railway station on the Hull and Holderness Railway.[3]

Grade I listed building.[5] It contains an Easter Sepulchre
.

Village amenities

The village has a central square of shops, known as the market place, which consists of a wide range of services for residents and is often used as a "stop-off" for drivers passing through the village going towards Withernsea or Easington. Shops and services include a general store, petrol station, hardware store, 4 bakeries and cafes, 4 public houses, a country house bed and breakfast, a fish and chip shop, pharmacy, 3 hair/beauty salons (4th to be opened soon to replace the Barclays bank), a country wear store, 2 florists/homemade gifts stores and the doctors surgery which forms part of the South Holderness Medical Practice. Alongside businesses, there is a football pitch adjacent to the playing fields and a cricket pitch opposite the primary school which holds regular tournaments with teams all over the country.

Notable people

References

  1. ^
    Office for National Statistics
    . Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Patrington Parish (00FB108)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. OL 11956311M
    .
  4. ^ The Diocese of York. "Deanery of South Holderness". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Patrick (1083450)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  6. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1898). "Thew, Robert" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 56. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  7. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7
    .
  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 9.

External links

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