Patrington
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Patrington is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 9 miles south east of Hedon and 4 miles south west of Withernsea on the A1033 road.
The civil parish is formed by the villages of Patrington and Winestead and the hamlet of Patrington Haven. According to the 2001 UK census, Patrington parish had a population of 1,949.
RAF Patrington, built during the Second World War, was a radar station and used for ground-controlled interception. In 1955, following the building of a new RAF base at nearby Holmpton, the base closed, being surplus to requirements. The new base at Holmpton, would later be renamed RAF Patrington.
The parish church of St Patrick is an outstanding example of the decorated period of Gothic architecture and is generally considered to be one of the most beautiful village churches in England.
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