Eastrington

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude = 53.759966
longitude = -0.793620
official_name = Eastrington
population = 880 (2001 census)
civil_parish = Eastrington
unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire
constituency_westminster = Haltemprice and Howden
post_town = GOOLE
postcode_district = DN14
postcode_area = DN
dial_code = 01430
os_grid_reference = SE796299

Eastrington is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately Convert|3|mi|km|lk=on to the east of the town of Howden.

The civil parish is formed by the village of Eastrington and the hamlets of Newland, Owsthorpe and Portington.According to the 2001 UK census, Eastrington parish had a population of 880.cite web
url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790948&c=Eastrington&d=16&e=15&g=390932&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1210886806962&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
title = 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Eastrington CP (Parish)
accessdate = 2008-05-15
work = Neighbourhood Statistics
publisher = Office for National Statistics]

The village is served by Eastrington railway station (formerly "South Eastrington") on the Hull to Selby railway line, and was historically also served by North Eastrington railway station on the Hull and Barnsley Railway.

Nearby Eastrington Ponds is a Local Nature Reserve.

There are currently plans for a new wind farm situated south of the M62 between Eastrington, Howden and Gilberdyke.

t. Michael's Church

St Michael's Church, Eastrington is tucked away in the heart of the village. The church is mentioned in the Domesday survey of 1086, listed as part of the Howden manor and in 1146 Eastrington was specifically mentioned as a chapel of Howden. Architecturally the church displays a confusing mixture of historical influences. The present chancel was probably in the original chapel. The walls are Norman with chamfered string courses both inside and out, as are the carved stone inside the building, steps on which the font stands and the gargoyles. Surviving records from accounts at Durham suggest that monks paid for some of the early medieval building work, while the north and south aisles were later additions and probably paid for by three local families - the Askes, Kayvills (or Cavilles) and Portingtons.In the Portington chapel, a 'coffin shaped cross slab with lead filled design' can be found on the floor dated from the early 1200s, also a second cross slab carved in relief, dated from the late 1200s. There is a shield below the cross head, probably the Caville coat of arms.

Architectural evidence suggests that much of St Michael's Church building surviving today was built during the fourteenth century. The windows of the chapel are typical of the 1300s and a tombstone recorded as being in the church in 1584 was inscribed with the words 'Orate pro animabus Nicholai de Portington, militis, qui istam capellam fieri fecit' (Pray for the soul of Nicholas Portington, knight, who caused this chapel to be built). It is thought to be that of Nicholas Portington who was still alive in 1327.

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