Portington, East Riding of Yorkshire

Portington
Portington
 Portington shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE787309
Civil parishEastrington
Unitary authorityEast Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial countyEast Riding of Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town GOOLE
Postcode district DN14
Dialling code 01430
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentHaltemprice and Howden
List of places
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England
Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°46′08″N 0°48′27″W / 53.768958°N 0.807473°W / 53.768958; -0.807473

Portington is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) east of Howden and lies 0.5 miles (0.8 km) east of the A614 road.

Portington Hall

It forms part of the civil parish of Eastrington. Portington lies within the Parliamentary constituency of Haltemprice and Howden an area that mainly consists of middle class suburbs, towns and villages. The area is affluent and has one of the highest proportions of owner-occupiers in the country.[1]

Portington Hall is a Grade II listed building.[2]

References

  1. "Haltemprice and Howden". UK Polling Report. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  2. Historic England. "Portington Hall (1083336)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  • Gazetteer AZ of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 9. 
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