Pocklington, where is it?

[tropicalj]

hi can anyone tell me where is pocklington,
and is there any sort of naval base in the area
i have relo of a sort born in pockling ton oval,  york or yorkshire
 both parents in the navy name of BERRY born in 1950
regards jenn

[suttontrust]

Pocklington is a few miles east of York.  There's no naval base there, it's a long way from the coast. 

[casalguidi]

We have a relative who was stationed there in late 1939 (army) and if you do a web search for WW2 Pocklington there is quite a bit comes up about the airfield base there doesn't help much though does it

Casalguidi

[mc8]

Its very flat-and well inland

I used to work for a chemical company that supplied specialty chemicals to a small company using some of the airfield buildings in the 70's. Apart from fireworks, they also used to make wierd stuff for the armed forces. I remember we worked on an aerosol shaving foam that contained explosive. God knows what they used that for

[tropicalj]

hi there no doubt to blow your whiskers off
thanks very much for your replies navy personell can be attahed to  other armed forces branches as it happens here in oz
thanks to you both
regards jenn

[Rena]

Pocklington is just over 20 miles north west of the city of Hull which has 7 miles of docks on the River Humber.  As far as I know there isn't a Royal Naval base there, just the merchant navy and the fishing industry (what's left of it) of course.
Rena
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hi can anyone tell me where is pocklington,
and is there any sort of naval base in the area
i have relo of a sort born in pockling ton oval,  york or yorkshire
 both parents in the navy name of BERRY born in 1950
regards jenn