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Coniston is a village and 
The civil parish is formed by the village of Coniston and the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in the East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to t ...
, England, in an area known as Holderness
Holderness is an area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, on the north-east coast of England. An area of rich agricultural land, Holderness was marshland until it was drained in the Middle Ages. Topographically, Holderness has more in common wit ...
. It is situated approximately north-east of Hull city centre and less than north-east of the village of Ganstead. It lies on the A165 road.
The civil parish is formed by the village of Coniston and the hamlet
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of Thirtleby
Thirtleby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Coniston, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north-east of Hull city centre and west of the village of Sproatley.
Thirtleby was formerly a township
A townshi ...
.
According to the 2011 UK Census, Coniston parish had a population of 319, an increase on the 2001 UK Census
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194.
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figure of 266.
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* Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire Holderness Civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire {{EastRiding-geo-stub