Eastrington Ponds Local Nature Reserve

Eastrington is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) to the east of Howden and 17 miles (27 km) south east of York. The civil parish is formed by the village of Eastrington and the hamlets of Newland, Owsthorpe and Portington. According to the 2011 UK Census, Eastrington parish had a population of 1,147, an increase on the 2001 UK Census figure of 880. Eastrington lies within the Parliamentary constituency of Goole and Pocklington. The name Eastrington derives from the Old English ēastoringastūn meaning 'settlement of the easterners', referring to the village's position east of Howden. 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 was designated a Local Nature Reserve in 2002 by the East Riding of Yorkshire

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East Riding of Yorkshire