Portington, East Riding of Yorkshire

Portington
Portington Portington shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE787309
Civil parish	Eastrington
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GOOLE
Postcode district	DN14
Dialling code	01430
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Haltemprice and Howden
List of places UK 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

↑ "Haltemprice and Howden". UK Polling Report. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
↑ Historic England. "Portington Hall (1083336)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 9.

External links

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Portington in the Domesday Book

Ceremonial county of East Riding of Yorkshire

Yorkshire Portal

Unitary authorities	East Riding of Yorkshire Kingston upon Hull

Major settlements	Beverley Bridlington Brough Driffield Goole Hedon Hessle Hornsea Howden Kingston upon Hull Market Weighton Pocklington Snaith Withernsea See also: List of civil parishes in East Riding of Yorkshire

Rivers	Aike Beck Arram Beck Derwent Foulness Gypsey Race Hull Humber Ouse Trent Falls West Beck

Canals	Beverley Beck Driffield Navigation Leven Market Weighton Pocklington

Topics	Parliamentary constituencies Places SSSIs Country houses Grade I listed buildings Grade II* listed buildings History Schools Museums Lord Lieutenants High Sheriffs Monastic houses Windmills Rivers

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