In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Portington like this:
PORTINGTON and CAVIL, a township in Eastrington parish, E. R. Yorkshire; on the Hull-and Selby railway, 3 miles N E of Howden. Acres, 1, 279. Real property, £1, 752. Pop., 120. Houses, 22.
Portington through time
Portington is now part of East Riding of Yorkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Riding of Yorkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Portington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Portington, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13926
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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