Lockington, East Riding of Yorkshire
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Lockington is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles north west of Beverley town centre.
The civil parish is formed by the villages of Lockington and Aike and the hamlet of Thorpe. According to the 2001 UK census the population of Lockington parish was 542. There were 234 separate households.
The A164 road and the Yorkshire Coast railway line from Hull to Scarborough both pass through the parish. Until 13 June 1960 Lockington railway station operated on the line. The level crossing adjacent to the station was the scene of a fatal accident on 26 July 1986.