Lockington, East Riding of Yorkshire

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Lockington
Lockington shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population	542 (2001 census)^[1]
OS grid reference	SE995475
Parish	Lockington
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DRIFFIELD
Postcode district	YO25
Dialling code	01430
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Beverley and Holderness
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°54′51″N 0°29′12″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 (9.7 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 2001 UK census the population of Lockington parish was 542.^[1] There were 234 separate households.^[1]

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

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. The level crossing adjacent to the station was the scene of a fatal accident on 26 July 1986.^[2]