Lockington, Yorkshire
| Lockington | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Lockington | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE995475 |
| Location: | 53°54’51"N, 0°29’12"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 524 (2011) |
| Post town: | Driffield |
| Postcode: | YO25 |
| Dialling code: | 01430 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Beverley and Holderness |
Lockington is a small village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, six miles north-west of Beverley town centre.
The wider civil parish, including Aike and the hamlet of Thorpe, had a populaiotn of 524 at the 2011 census, in 247 households.
The parish church, St Mary’s, is a Grade I listed building.[1]
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.[2] The level crossing adjacent to the station was the scene of a fatal rail crash on 26 July 1986.[3]
History
In 1823 Lockington was noted as falling within the parish of Lockington and of Kilnwick, in the East Riding’s Harthill Wapentake. A National School stood in the village. The 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.[4]
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References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1310465: Church of St Mary (Grade I listing)
- ↑ 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- ↑ "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. http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docSummary.php?docID=399. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
- ↑ Baines, Edward: 'History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York' (1823); pages 363, 364
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 8.
