Dunnington is a village and

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in the

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and

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, England. The population of the civil parish was 3,230 at the 2011 census. The village is approximately east from

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city centre. The parish includes the hamlet of Grimston. The village was historically part of the

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until 1974. It was then a part of the

Selby District Selby District was a local government district of North Yorkshire, England, from 1974 to 2023. Its council was based in the town of Selby. The district had a population of 83,449 at the 2011 Census. The southernmost district of North Yorks ...

from 1974 until 1996. Since 1996 it has been part of the City of York unitary authority.

History

Dunnington village was an

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settlement, and was listed in the 1086 ''

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'' as "Donniton", which, according to ''Mills'', translates as an "estate associated with a man called Dun(n)a". The fields around the village became the country's major area for growing

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. On 1 April 1935 the civil parish of Grimston was abolished and merged with Dunnington. Between 1913 and 1926 Dunnington was served by passenger trains on the

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, and the remaining goods-only railway was withdrawn in stages following the

Beeching Axe The Beeching cuts, also colloquially referred to as the Beeching Axe, were a major series of route closures and service changes made as part of the restructuring of the nationalised railway system in Great Britain in the 1960s. They are named ...

. Steam trains ran to Dunnington on this line between 1977 and 1979, but following the closure of a crop drying facility the last tracks covering the route to York via Murton and

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were lifted. In 2006 Dunnington published a

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(VDS) as part of a national scheme introduced by the Countryside Commission in 1996. This describes the history, visual characteristics and local setting of the village and surrounding landscape. The VDS forms part of the Parish Plan. Dunnington was the category winner in the small town category (for settlements with population over 3,000) of the 2014

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competition. The original Victorian village school was demolished, but a doctors' surgery building that sits on the site was built using a complementary construction style and reclaimed materials.

Community

The village has a historic centre, part of which is a

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. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 3,194. Before 1996 it had been part of the

Selby Selby is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, south of York on the River Ouse. At the 2021 Census, it had a population of 17,193. The town was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire; from 1974 until 2023, ...

district, and before 1974 the

. Dunnington is connected to York by the

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York to

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, and the A166 York to

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roads. The village is on the

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number 45 route which runs from Bridlington to York. A monthly magazine for the village and neighbouring communities, ''The Grapevine'', is published by the local church, and contains news from village organisations and feature articles. Since 2017 Dunnington has had an online community network—known as ''This is Dunnington''—for communicating, sharing and commenting on events, news, developments and activities in the parish and village. Recreational areas within or around Dunnington are Hagg Wood, Hassacarr Nature Reserve, Julia's Memorial Garden and a play park. Hassacarr Nature Reserve has attracted some 5,000 visitors over the past 20 years, and has recently been awarded Local Nature Reserve status. Dunnington has one

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— The Cross Keys. Dunnington Sports Club is also open as a bar. The village also has a library, a doctors' surgery, a dental practice and a reading room at the Village Hall. The village school is Dunnington C of E Primary School. Dunnington retains a small independent retail area mainly in and around York Street. Services include a newsagent, florist, hairdressers, a beauty salon, fast food, a bistro and a bakery. On the location of the old Dunnington railway station, the modern industrial estate is the home of wide range of light industrial businesses and services. The Grade: II* listed St Nicholas' Church dates in part from the late 11th century with later additions and alterations to the 19th, when it was rebuilt by

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. Village sport facilities include those for bowls, cricket, football, tennis, squash, and ladies hockey. There is also a gymnasium.

Gallery

File:Costcutters Head Office, Common Road, Dunnington - geograph.org.uk - 3071883.jpg, Office space at Dunnington Industrial Estate File:Dunnington station site geograph-3425101-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg, Dunnington station site, Hull Road

References

External links

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Dunnington Parish Council

History of Dunnington

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Hagg Wood

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Friends of Hagg Wood

St Nicholas' Church, Dunnington
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