Place:Walkington, Yorkshire, England

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NameWalkington
Alt namesWalchetonsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 309
Walchintonsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 309
Walchintonesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 309
TypeVillage
Coordinates53.817°N 0.491°W
Located inYorkshire, England
Also located inEast Riding of Yorkshire, England    
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Walkington is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately to the south west of the town of Beverley on the B1230 road.

The civil parish is formed by the village of Walkington and the hamlet of Broadgate. According to the 2001 UK census, Walkington parish had a population of 2,481.

The village is the former home of a mental asylum, named Broadgate Hospital, built on the grounds of a Broadgate Farm, and opened in 1871. The hospital closed in 1989 to make way for private housing developments, which is known as "Broadgates" by locals. Broadgate Farm which is located between the village of Walkington and the Broadgates housing estate has now been developed into a complex of holiday cottages named Broadgate Farm Cottages.

The village has three public houses located along the main road, East End. From West to East, these are the Dog and Duck, the Ferguson Fawsitt Arms and the Barrel.

In the centre of Walkington is the village pond, which can be seen to be a major focal point for the residents of the village.

The village school is situated in Crake Wells, a minor street in the East End of the village. Before the year 2000 the school was divided between two sites which included the original school house at Northgate which dates back to the late 19th century. However, after a costly extension to the Crake Wells building, the infant and junior sections were finally joined together in time for the 2000-01 school year. The new building was officially opened by then Education Secretary David Blunkett, in October 2000.

The parish church of All Hallows is a Grade II* listed building.

A few miles west of Walkington is the Bronze Age barrow complex of Walkington Wold. The remains there include the decapitated remains of Anglo-Saxon criminals.

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