Dunnington is a village in 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 authority ...
of
Bewholme
Bewholme is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north-west of the town of Hornsea.
The civil parish is formed by the villages of Bewholme and Dunnington, ...
, 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. It is situated approximately north-west of the town of
Hornsea
Hornsea is a seaside town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The settlement dates to at least the early medieval period. The town was expanded in the Victorian era with the coming of the Hull ...
and south-east of the village of
Beeford
Beeford is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated at the junction of the A165 and the B1249, and approximately north-east from Beverley and south from Bridlington.
According to the 2011 UK cens ...
.
Dunnington was formerly a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in the parish of Beeford, in 1866 Dunnington became a civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form Bewholme. In 1931 the parish had a population of 55.
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Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Former civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire
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