Dunnington, East Riding of Yorkshire

OSgridreferenceTA152521

London170 mi (270 km) S

Civil parish

• Bewholme

Post townDRIFFIELD

Dunnington
St Nicholas church, Dunnington
Dunnington Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	TA152521
• London	170 mi (270 km) S
Civil parish	Bewholme
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DRIFFIELD
Postcode district	YO25
Dialling code	01262
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Bridlington and The Wolds
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°57′09″N 0°14′41″W / 53.952473°N 0.244634°W / 53.952473; -0.244634

Dunnington is a village in the civil parish of Bewholme, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of the town of Hornsea and 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of the village of Beeford.

Dunnington was formerly a township in the parish of Beeford,^[1] in 1866 Dunnington became a civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form Bewholme.^[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 55.^[3]

The name Dunnington derives from an Old English personal name, either Dudda or Dodda, and ingtūn meaning 'settlement connected with'.^[4]