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  1. Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. [2] It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, 25 miles (40 km) inland from the North Sea and 37 miles (60 km) south-east of York, the historic county town. [2]

    • Hull Minster

      The altar The font and south aisle. Hull Minster is the...

    • Hull City Hall

      Hull City Hall is a civic building located in Kingston upon...

    • Hull Marina

      Hull Marina is a marina for pleasure boats situated in the...

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      Coordinates: 53.744333°N 0.3325°W. The following is a...

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    Meaux Abbeywas founded between 1150 and 1179. This is the earliest date people are known to have lived in the area. Edward I used the port to help supply his troops when he was fighting the Scots. as a site from which to supply his troops as they engaged their northern foes The king granted a royal charter, dated 1 April 1299, that renamed the sett...

    Kingston upon Hull's city centre is close to the Humber. The city is surrounded by the rural East Riding of Yorkshire, isolating it from the rest of the United Kingdom. Much of Hull is on reclaimed land at or below sea level. The Hull Tidal Surge Barrier is where the River Hull joins the Humber Estuary and is lowered at times when unusually high ti...

    Hull was a county borough in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1889 to 1974. Then it became a non-metropolitan district of the new Humberside county. When that county was abolished in 1996 it was made a unitary authority.The governing body of the city is now Hull City Council, based in the Guildhall in the city centre.The council has adopted the "l...

    Hull is the only city in the UK with its own independent telephone network company, now called KCom. On 24 May 2007, the council sold their remaining stake in the company for over £107 million.

    People linked to the city include: 1. John Alderton, actor, grew up in Hull and attended Kingston High School. 2. Jon Culshaw, impressionist and comedian, also began his career as a DJ on Hull station Viking FM. 3. John Godber, playwright, has been Artistic Director of the Hull Truck TheatreCompany since 1984. 4. Marion Hood, singer, grew up in Hul...

    Hull City Council photo archive Archived 2007-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, 25 miles (40 km) inland from the North Sea and 37 miles (60 km) south-east of York, the historic county town.

  3. Kingston upon Hull, or just Hull as it is usually called, is a city of 260,000 people (2019) in Yorkshire on the northern bank of the Humber Estuary. It is a city of historic buildings and strong connections to important English poets, and to William Wilberforce, who played a leading role in ending slavery in the British Empire. Understand [ edit]

  4. Mar 13, 2024 · Kingston Upon Hull, usually abbreviated to just Hull, is a city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England It lies upon the River Hull at its junction with the River Humber estuary, 25 miles (40 km) inland from the North Sea.

  5. May 5, 2023 · Kingston upon Hull: How a city created by a king sees the Coronation. 4 May 2023. By Kevin Shoesmith,BBC News. BBC. City archivist Martin Taylor examines Hull's royal charter of 1299. A...

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