Aldbrough, East Riding of Yorkshire
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Aldbrough is a village
and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire
, England
, in an area
known as Holderness
. It is situated near to the North Sea
coast, about 12 miles (19.3 km) north-east of Hull
city centre. It lies on the B1242 road at its junction with the B1238 road.
s of East Newton
, Etherdwick
and Tansterne
.
According to the 2001 UK census
, Aldbrough parish had a population of 1,336.
A hamlet at Ringbrough (or Ringborough) dates to at least the 11th century. By the 1850s it had been reduced to a single farm. It was substantially expanded as a military installation during World War II, with the installation of gun emplacements, lookouts, and underground bunkers. As of 2011 it is being destroyed by coastal erosion.
The parish church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II* listed building.
Aldbrough has a public house and several small businesses within its boundaries. Its main local seaside towns such as Hornsea and Withernsea are not too far away.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
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
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, in an area
Area (subnational entity)
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known as Holderness
Holderness
Holderness is an area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, on the east coast of England. An area of rich agricultural land, Holderness was marshland until it was drained in the Middle Ages. Topographically, Holderness has more in common with the Netherlands than other parts of Yorkshire...
. It is situated near to the North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
coast, about 12 miles (19.3 km) north-east of Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
city centre. It lies on the B1242 road at its junction with the B1238 road.
Civil parish
The civil parish is formed by the village of Aldbrough and the hamletHamlet (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...
s of East Newton
East Newton
East Newton is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately north west of Withernsea town centre. It lies to the east of the B1242 road on the North Sea coast....
, Etherdwick
Etherdwick
Etherdwick is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England in an area known as Holderness.It is situated approximately north west of Withernsea town centre. It lies to the west of the B1238 road.It forms part of the civil parish of Aldbrough....
and Tansterne
Tansterne
Tansterne is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north east of Sproatley and south west of Aldbrough. It lies off the B1238 road.It forms part of the civil parish of Aldbrough....
.
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....
, Aldbrough parish had a population of 1,336.
A hamlet at Ringbrough (or Ringborough) dates to at least the 11th century. By the 1850s it had been reduced to a single farm. It was substantially expanded as a military installation during World War II, with the installation of gun emplacements, lookouts, and underground bunkers. As of 2011 it is being destroyed by coastal erosion.
Village
Aldbrough has a public house and several small businesses within its boundaries. Its main local seaside towns such as Hornsea and Withernsea are not too far away.