Lockington, East Riding of Yorkshire

Lockington
Lockington
 Lockington shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population 524 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE995475
    London 165 mi (266 km)  S
Civil parishLockington
Unitary authorityEast Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial countyEast Riding of Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town DRIFFIELD
Postcode district YO25
Dialling code 01430
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentBeverley and Holderness
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Coordinates: 53°54′51″N 0°29′12″W / 53.914103°N 0.486658°W / 53.914103; -0.486658

Lockington is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) north-west of Beverley town centre.

The civil parish is formed by the villages of Lockington and Aike and the hamlet of Thorpe. According to the 2011 UK census the population of Lockington parish was 524,[1] a decrease on the 2001 UK census figure of 542.[2] There were 247 separate households.[1]

St Mary's Church, Lockington

The parish church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building.[3]

The A164 road and the Yorkshire Coast railway line from Hull to Scarborough both pass through the parish. Until 13 June 1960 Lockington railway station operated on the line.[4] The level crossing adjacent to the station was the scene of a fatal accident on 26 July 1986.[5]

In 1823 Lockington was in the civil parish of Lockington and of Kilnwick, in the Wapentake of Harthill. A National School existed in the village. Population was 491, with occupations including thirteen farmers, two carpenters, two shoemakers, a blacksmith, a tailor, a bricklayer, a corn miller, and the landlord of The Buck public house. Residents included the parish clerk, a schoolmaster, and a gentleman. A carrier operated between the village and Hull and Beverley once a week.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics: Area: Lockington CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  2. "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Lockington CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
  3. Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1310465)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  4. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
  5. "Report on the Derailment that occurred on 26th July 1986 at Lockington Level Crossing in the Eastern Region British Railways". Department of Transport. The Railways Archive. 21 August 1987. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
  6. Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, pp. 363, 364
  • Gazetteer AZ of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 8. 
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