Population 966 (2011 census) Civil parish Pollington Local time Thursday 8:29 AM | OS grid reference SE613197 Dialling code 01405 | |
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Pollington is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south-west of the town of Snaith and 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the M62 motorway. It lies on the north bank of the Aire and Calder Navigation.
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Map of Pollington, Goole, UK
According to the 2011 UK census, Pollington parish had a population of 966, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 939.
History
In 1940 the Royal Air Force built an airfield called RAF Snaith north-west of Pollington. From it flew primarily these bombing units: 150 Squadron with Wellingtons from 1941 to 1942 and 51 Squadron with Halifaxes from 1942 to 1945. After 1946 it fell into disuse.
Pollington parish was part of the Goole Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974, then in Boothferry district of Humberside until 1996.