Millington
| Millington | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
|---|---|
 Millington, from the Yorkshire Wolds Way | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE830517 |
| Location: | 53°57’19"N, -0°44’7"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 242 (2011) |
| Post town: | York |
| Postcode: | YO42 |
| Dialling code: | 01759 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
East Yorkshire |
Millington is a small village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, about two miles north-east of Pocklington.
The 2011 census recorded a parish population of 242.
Nearby is Millington Woods and Millington Pastures. Millington Woods is one of the few remaining wooded dales in the Yorkshire Wolds. The woods includes Millington Springs, which formerly supported beds of watercress. Millington Pastures holds a stock of highland cattle, and is used for bike riding and walking.[1]
The parish church, St Margaret, is a Grade I listed building.[2]
About the village
Millington has a public house called The Gait Inn and also a licensed restaurant and tea room called The Ramblers Rest.
The Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail, a long distance footpath passes through the parish, to the east of the village.
History
In 1823 Millington was noted as a village and parish in the Wapentake of Harthill and the Liberty of St Peter's. The parish living was under the patronage of the Dean of York. Population at the time was 282. Occupations included three farmers, a blacksmith, a wheelwright, a corn miller, a shopkeeper, and the landlord of The Gate public house. Resident were a school master, the parish vicar, and a gentleman.[3]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about East Riding of Yorkshire Millington) |
- Millington in the Domesday Book
References
- ↑ "Millington | Hockney Trail in Yorkshire". https://www.yocc.co.uk/millington/. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1161938: Church of St Margaret (Grade I listing)
- ↑ Baines, Edward: 'History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York' (1823); page 370
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 8.