Flinton is a village in the civil parish of Humbleton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately north-east of Hull city centre and lies on the B1238 road.
Flinton was formerly a township in the parish of Humbleton, in 1866 Flinton became a civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Humbleton. In 1931 the parish had a population of 93.
In 1823 the village was in the Wapentake of Holderness. Population at the time was 125.Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 206
The name Flinton derives from the Old English flinttūn meaning 'flint settlement'.
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