Patrington was a

rural district Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the Ad ...

in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1894 to 1935. The district formed the south-eastern part of the county, stretching from Hedon to Spurn. The district was created by the Local Government Act 1894. In 1935 the district was abolished by a County Review Order made under the Local Government Act 1929, and the area then formed part of the newly created

Holderness Rural District Holderness was a rural district in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1935 to 1974. It covered the southern part of the East Riding's North Sea coast. It was created by a County Review Order made under the Local Government Act 1929 by the merger o ...

. Under the

Local Government Act 1972 The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...

the area became part of the larger Holderness borough in Humberside. Since 1996 it has formed part of a unitary East Riding of Yorkshire.

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* {{coord, 53.696, -0.010, type:city_region:GB, display=title Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894 Rural districts of the East Riding of Yorkshire Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972