Longhill, Kingston upon Hull

Longhill is in the north-east of Kingston upon Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was mainly built during the 1950s, along with Bilton Grange Estate and Greatfield Estate. On Longhill, there are plenty of facilities for all ages, including a recreational centre known as Eastmount. The local primary schools on Longhill are: Longhill Primary School and Wansbeck Primary School. The nearest secondary schools to Longhill are: The Marvell College, Archbishop Sentamu Academy, Malet Lambert and Winifred Holtby Academy. Longhill is part of the Longhill and Bilton Grange Ward of the local council, and is represented by Karl Turner, Labour MP for East Hull. Local bus services are provided by East Yorkshire Motor Services - routes 56 and 57.

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Bilton Grange Estate

Bilton Grange Estate is in the east of Kingston upon Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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Princess Royal Hospital, Kingston upon Hull

The Princess Royal Hospital, Kingston upon Hull was an acute general hospital in Kingston upon Hull, England.

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The Marvell College

The Marvell College is a co-educational secondary school located in Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The school is named after Andrew Marvell, a 17th century metaphysical poet and politician. The school opened in 1953 as Barham High School and Jervis High School. The schools were named after HMS Barham and HMS Jervis, former Royal Navy war ships. Barham was exclusively for girls and Jervis exclusively for boys. The two schools were later combined into a single co-educational school which was later renamed first Andrew Marvell School and then Andrew Marvell College. Previously a foundation school administered by Birmingham City Council, in September 2016 Andrew Marvell College converted to academy status and was renamed The Marvell College. The school is now sponsored by the Hull Collaborative Academy Trust. The Marvell College offers GCSEs, BTECs and Cambridge Nationals as programmes of study for pupils. The school relocated into new buildings in January 2013. Since this time the school has made its facilities (mainly sports facilities) available to the local community outside of school hours.

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Ganstead

Ganstead is a village in the civil parish of Bilton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Kingston upon Hull city centre. It is divided into Ganstead East and Ganstead West by the A165 road which passes through the village. Ganstead was formerly a township in the parish of Swine, in 1866 Ganstead became a civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Bilton. In 1931 the parish had a population of 105. In 1823 Ganstead was in the parish of Swine and in the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. Population at the time was 61 and included four farmers and a corn miller. The name Ganstead derives from the Old Norse Gagnistaðr meaning 'Gagni's place'.

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