Dunnington
| Dunnington | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
|---|---|
 York Street, Dunnington | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE671526 |
| Location: | 53°57’56"N, 0°58’43"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 3,230 (2011) |
| Post town: | York |
| Postcode: | YO19 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | York |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
York Outer |
Dunnington is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, four miles east of York ceity centre. The population of the civil parish was 3,230 at the 2011 Census.
The village retains a small independent retail area mainly in and around York Street. It has one public house— The Cross Keys. Dunnington Sports Club is also open as a bar.
Church
The parish church, St Nicholas' Church, dates in part from the late 11th century with later additions and alterations to the 19th, when it was rebuilt by C. Hodgson Fowler. The church is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
History
Dunnington is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Donniton", which, according to Mills translates as an "estate associated with a man called Dun(n)a".[2] The fields around the village became the country's major area for growing chicory.[3]
Between 1913 and 1926 Dunnington was served by passenger trains on the Derwent Valley Light Railway, and the remaining goods-only railway was withdrawn in stages following the Beeching Axe. Steam trains ran to Dunnington on this line between 1977 and 1979, but following the closure of a crop drying facility the last tracks covering the route to York via Murton and Osbaldwick were lifted.
Community
The village has a historic centre, part of which is a conservation area.
A monthly magazine for the village and neighbouring communities, The Grapevine, is published by the local church, and contains news from village organisations and feature articles.[4]
Since 2017 Dunnington has had an online community network—known as This is Dunnington—for communicating, sharing and commenting on events, news, developments and activities in the parish and village.[5]
Recreational areas within or around Dunnington are Hagg Wood, Hassacarr Nature Reserve, Julia's Memorial Garden and a play park.
Village sport facilities include those for bowls, cricket, football, tennis, squash, and ladies hockey. There is also a gymnasium.
Pictures
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Dunnington) |
Office space at Dunnington Industrial Estate
York Gunshop
Dunnington station site, Hull Road
Outside links
- Dunnington Parish Council
- A History of the County of York: East Riding - Volume 3 pp 5-12: Dunnington (Victoria County History)
- Hagg Wood, Forestry Commission
- Friends of Hagg Wood
- St Nicholas' Church, Dunnington
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1148552: Church of St Nicholas, Church Street (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ Mills, Anthony David: 'A Dictionary of British Place-Names' (Oxford University Press, 2003) ISBN 978-0-19-852758-9
- ↑ A History of the County of York: East Riding - Volume 3 pp 5-12: Dunnington (Victoria County History)
- ↑ "St Nicholas Church Dunnington | The Grapevine". http://stnicholasdunnington.org.uk/news/the-grapevine/.
- ↑ "This Is Dunnington". https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsDunnington/.
- Maggs, Rosalind A.; Hagg Wood Past, Present & Future, Friends of Hagg Wood (2007)
