Patrington

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Patrington
Patrington shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population	1,949 (2001 census)^[1]
OS grid reference	TA314226
Parish	Patrington
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	HULL
Postcode district	HU12
Dialling code	01964
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°41′01″N 0°00′41″W / 53.683563, -0.011264

St Patrick's Church, Patrington

Patrington is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 9 miles south east of Hedon and 4 miles south west of Withernsea on the A1033 road.

The civil parish is formed by the villages of Patrington and Winestead and the hamlet of Patrington Haven. According to the 2001 UK census, Patrington parish had a population of 1,949.^[1]

RAF Patrington, built during the Second World War, was a radar station and used for ground-controlled interception. In 1955, following the building of a new RAF base at nearby Holmpton, the base closed, being surplus to requirements. The new base at Holmpton, would later be renamed RAF Patrington.

The parish church of St Patrick is an outstanding example of the decorated period of Gothic architecture and is generally considered to be one of the most beautiful village churches in England. It is known as the "Queen of Holderness"^[2] and is a Grade I listed building.