Dunnington is a village and

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in the

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and

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, England. The population of the civil parish was 3,230 at the 2011 Census. The village is approximately east from

York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

city centre. The village was historically part of the

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until 1974. It was then a part of the

Selby District Selby District is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. The local authority, Selby District Council, is based in the town of Selby. The Local Authority had a population of 83,449 at the 2011 Census. The southernmost distr ...

from 1974 until 1996. Since 1996 it has been part of the City of York unitary authority.

History

St Nicholas church, Dunnington - geograph

Dunnington village was an

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settlement, and was listed in the 1086 ''

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'' as "Donniton", which, according to ''Mills'', translates as an "estate associated with a man called Dun(n)a". The fields around the village became the country's major area for growing

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. Between 1913 and 1926 Dunnington was served by passenger trains on the Derwent Valley Light Railway, and the remaining goods-only railway was withdrawn in stages following the

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. Steam trains ran to Dunnington on this line between 1977 and 1979, but following the closure of a crop drying facility the last tracks covering the route to York via Murton and

Osbaldwick Osbaldwick is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the Census 2011 was 2,902. It has been in existence since at least the 11th centur ...

were lifted. In 2006 Dunnington published a village design statement (VDS) as part of a national scheme introduced by the Countryside Commission in 1996. This describes the history, visual characteristics and local setting of the village and surrounding landscape. The VDS forms part of the Parish Plan. Dunnington was the category winner in the small town category (for settlements with population over 3,000) of the 2014 Britain in Bloom competition. The original Victorian village school was demolished, but a doctors' surgery building that sits on the site was built using a complementary construction style and reclaimed materials.

Community

Village cross, Dunnington, North Yorks - geograph

The village has a historic centre, part of which is a

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. According to the 2001 Census, the parish had a population of 3,194. Before 1996 it had been part of the

Selby Selby is a market town and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England, south of York on the River Ouse, with a population at the 2011 census of 14,731. The town was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until ...

district, and before 1974 the

. Dunnington is connected to York by the

A1079 The A1079 is a major road in Northern England. It links the cities of York and Kingston upon Hull, both in Yorkshire. The road is noted for its past safety issues, and regularly features in the Road Safety Foundations reports on Britain's most ...

York to

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, and the A166 York to

Bridlington Bridlington is a coastal town and a civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is about north of Hull and east of York. The Gypsey Race enters the North Sea at its harbour. The 2011 ...

roads. The village is on the

FirstGroup FirstGroup plc is a British multi-national transport group, based in Aberdeen, Scotland.East Yorkshire Motor Services number 45 route which runs from Bridlington to York. A monthly magazine for the village and neighbouring communities, ''The Grapevine'', is published by the local church, and contains news from village organisations and feature articles. Since 2017 Dunnington has had an online community network—known as ''This is Dunnington''—for communicating, sharing and commenting on events, news, developments and activities in the parish and village. Recreational areas within or around Dunnington are Hagg Wood, Hassacarr Nature Reserve, Julia's Memorial Garden and a play park. Hassacarr Nature Reserve has attracted some 5,000 visitors over the past 20 years, and has recently been awarded Local Nature Reserve status. The Cross Keys, Dunnington - geograph

Dunnington has two

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— The Cross Keys and Twine & Barrel. Dunnington Sports Club is also open as a bar. The village also has a library, a doctors' surgery, a dental practice and a reading room at the Village Hall. The village school is Dunnington C of E Primary School. Dunnington retains a small independent retail area mainly in and around York Street. Services include a newsagent, florist, hairdressers, a beauty salon, a home interiors showroom, fast food, a coffee shop and a bakery. On the location of the old Dunnington railway station, the modern industrial estate is the home of wide range of light industrial businesses and services. Churches include those for Methodists,

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and

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. The Grade: II* listed St Nicholas' Church dates in part from the late 11th century with later additions and alterations to the 19th, when it was rebuilt by C. Hodgson Fowler. Village sport facilities include those for bowls, cricket, football, tennis, squash, and ladies hockey. There is also a gymnasium.

Gallery

File:Costcutters Head Office, Common Road, Dunnington - geograph.org.uk - 3071883.jpg, Office space at Dunnington Industrial Estate File:Derwent Valley Industrial estate - geograph.org.uk - 1347700.jpg, York Gunshop File:Dunnington station site geograph-3425101-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg, Dunnington station site, Hull Road

References

External links

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Dunnington Parish Council

History of Dunnington

British History Online ''British History Online'' is a digital library of primary and secondary sources on medieval and modern history of Great Britain and Ireland. It was created and is managed as a cooperative venture by the Institute of Historical Research, Uni ...

Hagg Wood

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Friends of Hagg Wood

St Nicholas' Church, Dunnington
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