The civil parish is formed by the villages of Lockington and Aike and the hamlet of Thorpe.
According to the 2011 UK census the population of Lockington parish was 524,[1] a decrease on the 2001 UK census figure of 542.[2]
There were 247 separate households.[1] However, since this census, recent housing developments have occurred.
In 1823 Lockington was in the civil parish of Lockington and of Kilnwick, in the Wapentake of Harthill. A National School existed in the village. Population was 491, with occupations including thirteen farmers, two carpenters, two shoemakers, a blacksmith, a tailor, a bricklayer, a corn miller, and the landlord of The Buck public house. Residents included the parish clerk, a schoolmaster, and a gentleman. A carrier operated between the village and Hull and Beverley once a week.[6]