Cemeteries · Yorkshire & the Humber
Pocklington Cemetery
Also known as: Pocklington
Pocklington Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Pocklington Cemetery is a named cemetery in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 53.9261°, -0.7801°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Derwent SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Pocklington () is a market town and civil parish at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, its population was 10,123. It lies 13 miles (21 km) east of York, and 22 miles (35 km) north-west of Hull. The town's skyline is marked by the 15th-century tower of All Saints' parish church. The ecclesiastical parish includes the hamlet of Kilnwick Percy.
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Background
History
]] Pocklington gets its name via the Old English "Poclintun" from the Anglian settlement of Pocel's (or Pocela's) people and the Old English word "tun" meaning farm or settlement, but though the town's name can only be traced back to around 650 AD, the inhabitation of Pocklington as a site is thought to extend back a further 1,000 years or more to the Bronze Age. Pocklington appears on the 14th-century Gough Map, the oldest route map in Great Britain. In the Iron Age Pocklington was a major town of the Parisi tribe. In 2017, a Celtic warrior's grave, dated to about BC 320 to 174, was discovered at a housing development under construction. After archeologists had completed a very long…
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- Coordinates
- 53.9261, -0.7801
- District
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Parish
- Pocklington
- Postcode
- YO42 2GL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Goole and Pocklington
- Official site
- www.pocklington.gov.uk
Sources
- osm: w38327783 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Pocklington (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pocklington Cemetery?
- Pocklington Cemetery is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode YO42 2GL), in the parish of Pocklington.
- Is Pocklington Cemetery a protected site?
- Yes — Pocklington Cemetery is part of the River Derwent SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Pocklington Cemetery?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode YO42 2GL. It sits within the Goole and Pocklington parliamentary constituency.