Leconfield is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire

The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...

, England

England

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. It is situated approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north west of Beverley

Beverley

Beverley is a market town, civil parish and the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, located between the River Hull and the Westwood. The town is noted for Beverley Minster and architecturally-significant religious buildings along New Walk and other areas, as well as the Beverley...

 town centre and lies on the A614 road

A614 road

The A614 is a main road in England running through the counties of Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire.Beginning at Redhill, near Calverton in Nottinghamshire at a roundabout with the A60, the road meets the A6097 at a junction which looks like a roundabout but...

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The civil parish is formed by the villages of Leconfield and Arram

Arram

Arram is a small farming village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north of the market town of Beverley and east of Leconfield.It forms part of the civil parish of Leconfield....

 and the hamlet

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 of Scorborough

Scorborough

Scorborough is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the A164 road, about north of Beverley and south of Driffield.It forms part of the civil parish of Leconfield....

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According to the 2001 UK census

United Kingdom Census 2001

A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....

, Leconfield parish had a population of 1,990.

Leconfield is home to RAF Leconfield

RAF Leconfield

The former RAF Leconfield, or 'Leconfield Camp' was a Royal Air Force airbase in Leconfield , East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The site is now used by the MoD Defence School of Transport Leconfield .-History:...

, now used as a base for Sea King helicopters

Westland Sea King

The Westland WS-61 Sea King is a British licence-built version of the American Sikorsky S-61 helicopter of the same name, built by Westland Helicopters. The aircraft differs considerably from the American version, with Rolls-Royce Gnome engines , British made anti-submarine warfare systems and a...

 of the 202 Squadron

No. 202 Squadron RAF

No. 202 Squadron of the Royal Air Force presently operates the Sea King HAR.3 in the Search and rescue role at three stations in the northern half of the United Kingdom. It was originally formed as one of the first aeroplane squadrons of the RNAS before it became part of the RAF.-Formation and...

 and the 'Army School of mechanical transport' (now Defence School of Transport

Defence School of Transport

The Defence School of Transport is situated in Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England on a former RAF base . The site is now called Normandy Barracks.-History:...

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Leconfield castle was the home of the Percy family, Dukes of Northumberland. There are extensive Tudor brick remains on the visible mound and the 'moat' also remains.

It has a post-office and a shop.

Leconfield United is the local mens football team that was established in 2009 and entered into Myton division 4 of the Hull Sunday Football League. Leconfield United relocated to Hull for the 2010/2011 season and was entered into Wyke division 6 finishing top of the league and undefeated.

Leconfield FC for girls has recently been established and the girl footballers compete in a local football league.