Pollington

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Pollington
Pollington (East Riding of Yorkshire)
Pollington

Pollington shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population 939 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference SE613197
Parish Pollington
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 GOOLE
Postcode district DN14
Dialling code 01405
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
European Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament Brigg and Goole
List of places: UKEnglandYorkshire

Coordinates: 53°40′14″N 1°04′23″W / 53.67059, -1.073101

Pollington is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles south west of the town of Snaith and a mile south of the M62 motorway. It lies on the north bank of the Aire and Calder Navigation.

According to the 2001 UK census, Pollington parish had a population of 939.[1]

[edit] History

Lock on the Air and Calder Navigation at Pollington
Lock on the Air and Calder Navigation at Pollington

Pollington parish was part of the Goole Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974, then in Boothferry district of Humberside until 1996.

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