Walkington

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title: "Walkington" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-the-east-riding-of-yorkshire", "civil-parishes-in-the-east-riding-of-yorkshire"] description: "Village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-the-east-riding-of-yorkshire" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkington" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
country	England
coordinates
official_name	Walkington
population	2,337
population_ref	(2011 census)
civil_parish	Walkington
unitary_england	East Riding of Yorkshire
region	Yorkshire and the Humber
lieutenancy_england	East Riding of Yorkshire
constituency_westminster	Beverley and Holderness
post_town	BEVERLEY
postcode_district	HU17
postcode_area	HU
dial_code	01482
os_grid_reference	SE996371
static_image_name	Pond in Walkington.jpg
static_image_caption	The village pond
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| country = England | coordinates = | official_name = Walkington | population = 2,337 | population_ref = (2011 census) | civil_parish = Walkington | unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire | constituency_westminster = Beverley and Holderness | post_town = BEVERLEY | postcode_district = HU17 | postcode_area = HU | dial_code = 01482 | os_grid_reference = SE996371 | static_image_name = Pond in Walkington.jpg | static_image_caption = The village pond

Walkington is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 mi to the south-west of the town of Beverley on the B1230 road, and Beverley Grammar School.

The civil parish is formed by the village of Walkington and the hamlet of Broadgate. According to the 2011 UK census, Walkington parish had a population of 2,337,{{NOMIS2011 | id = 1170211281 | title = Walkington Parish | access-date = 27 February 2018}} a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 2,481.{{NOMIS2001 | id = 00FB152 | title = Walkington Parish | access-date = 27 March 2019

The name Walkington derives from the Old English Walcaingtūn meaning 'settlement connected with Walca'.

To the east of the village is Broadgate, the site of a former mental hospital, named Broadgate Hospital.

Another part of the former Broadgate Farm estate has been developed into a complex of holiday cottages named Broadgate Farm Cottages.

The village has three public houses located along the main road, East End, the Barrel, the Ferguson Fawsitt Arms, and the Dog and Duck. Ferguson closed its doors on 4 October 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, although it reopened under new owners in early 2022. In the centre of Walkington is the village pond.

The village school, Walkington Primary School is situated in Crake Wells, a minor street in the East End of the village. Before the year 1999 the school was divided between two sites which included the original school house at Northgate which dates back to the late 19th century. Before this, the street was called "School Lane". However, after a costly extension to the Crake Wells building, the infant and junior sections were joined together in 1999. The new building was officially opened by then Education Secretary David Blunkett, in October that year.

The parish church of All Hallows is a Grade II* listed building. A Methodist church is situated next to West End.

Ancient history

A few miles west of Walkington is the Bronze Age barrow complex of Walkington Wold. The remains there include the Walkington Wold Burials, the decapitated remains of Anglo-Saxon criminals.{{cite news |url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/around-yorkshire/local-stories/grisly_discovery_of_headless_bodies_gives_insight_into_justice_saxon_style_1_2485462 |title=Grisly discovery of headless bodies gives insight into justice Saxon style |date=31 December 2007 |work=Yorkshire Post |access-date=12 February 2011}}

To the east of the village is one of the medieval stone boundary markers for the sanctuary of Saint John of Beverley that is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Selection_of_coins_from_the_Walkington_Hoard_YORYM_2005_2202.jpg" caption="Selection of [[Corieltauvi]] Celtic coins from the Walkington Hoard"] ::

The Walkington Hoard, and other coins of the Corieltauvi tribe were discovered in large numbers between 2001 and 2008. They are now at the Yorkshire Museum.

References

References

1. "Walkington". The Institute for Name-Studies.
2. "Broadgate Hospital". County Asylums.
3. Riley, Anna. (30 August 2020). "'Great sadness' as popular East Yorkshire pub announces closure".
4. "About Us". Walkington Primary School.
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7. "COIN HOARD: YORYM-E42AA8". The British Museum.
8. "Yorkshire Hoards - Prehistoric Wealth". Google / York Museums Trust.

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