Village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Human settlement in England
Millington is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire , England. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of Pocklington .
Looking down on Millington from the Yorkshire Wolds Way
The civil parish is formed by the village of Millington and the hamlets of Great Givendale and Ousethorpe .
According to the 2011 UK census , Millington parish had a population of 242,[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 217.[2]
Nearby is Millington Woods and Millington Pastures. Millington Woods is one of the few remaining wooded dales in the Yorkshire Wolds . The woods includes Millington Springs, which formerly supported beds of watercress . Millington Pastures holds a stock of highland cattle , and is used for bike riding and walking.[3]
The church dedicated to St Margaret was designated a Grade I listed building in 1967 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England , maintained by Historic England .[4]
Millington has a public house called The Gait Inn and also a licensed restaurant and tea room called The Ramblers Rest.
The Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail, a long distance footpath passes through the parish, to the east of the village.
In 1823 Millington was a village and civil parish in the Wapentake of Harthill and the Liberty of St Peter's . The ecclesiastical parish living was under the patronage of the Dean of York . Population at the time was 282. Occupations included three farmers, a blacksmith , a wheelwright , a corn miller, a shopkeeper, and the landlord of The Gate public house. Resident were a school master, the parish vicar, and a gentleman .[5]
References
Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets . East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 8.
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