| Patrington | |
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  Patrington Location within theEast Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Population | 2,059 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TA314226 |
| • London | 150 mi (240 km) S |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HULL |
| Postcode district | HU12 |
| Dialling code | 01964 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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| 53°41′01″N0°00′41″W / 53.683563°N 0.011264°W /53.683563; -0.011264 | |
Patrington is a large village andcivil parish in theEast Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known asHolderness, 9 miles (14 km) south-east ofHedon, 16 miles (26 km) south-east ofKingston upon Hull and 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west ofWithernsea on theA1033. Along with Winestead, it was a seat of the ancient Hildyard/Hilliard/Hildegardis family.
ThePrime Meridian passes just to the east of Patrington.
The civil parish is formed by the villages of Patrington andWinestead and thehamlet ofPatrington Haven and at the2011 census, had a population of 2,059,[1] an increase on the2001 UK census figure of 1,949.[2]
RAF Patrington, built during theSecond World War, was a radar station and used forground-controlled interception. In 1955, following the building of a newRAF station at nearbyHolmpton, 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 byPatrington railway station on theHull and Holderness Railway.[3]
St Patrick's Church is an example of thedecorated period ofGothic architecture. Known as the "Queen of Holderness",[4] it is aGrade I listed building.[5] It contains anEaster Sepulchre.
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 towardsWithernsea orEasington. 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.
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