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Withernsea
Withernsea est une station balnéaire et une paroisse civile située dans le Yorkshire de l'Est, au nord de l'Angleterre. En 2011, sa population est de 6 159 habitants.
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Withernsea Lifeboat Station
Withernsea Lifeboat Station is located in the town of Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is one of four RNLI stations in the East Riding of Yorkshire, with another five in North Yorkshire.
A lifeboat was first stationed at Withernsea in 1862, by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). The station was closed in 1913, when the lifeboat was relocated to Easington. It was reopened as an Inshore lifeboat station in 1974.
The station currently operates a D-class (IB1) Inshore lifeboat Mary Beal (D-837), on station since 2019.
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Hollym, East Riding of Yorkshire
Hollym is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) south of Withernsea and lies on the A1033 road.
According to the 2011 UK census, the parish had a population of 513, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 447.
The name Hollym probably derives from the plural form of either the Old English hol or the Old Norse holr meaning 'hollow'. Another suggestion is that the second element is derived from the Old English hām meaning 'village' or 'hamm' meaning 'hemmed-in land'.
Hollym Airfield lies just north of the village and is suitable for light aircraft.
The parish church of St Nicholas, built in 1814, is a Grade II listed building.
In 1823, Hollym was a parish in the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. At that time the population was 260. Occupations included seventeen farmers, a corn miller, a schoolmaster, and the landlady of The Plough public house. A carrier operated weekly between the village and Hull.
Hollym was served from 1854 to 1964 by Hollym Gate railway station on the Hull and Holderness Railway.
Edmund Henry Barker, the English classical scholar, was born in the village.
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Hollym Gate railway station
Hollym Gate railway station is a disused railway station on the North Eastern Railway's Hull and Holderness Railway to the west of Hollym, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was opened in 1855. The station was closed to passengers on 1 September 1870.
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Holmpton
Holmpton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) south of Withernsea town centre and 3 miles (5 km) east of the village of Patrington. It lies just inland from the North Sea coast.
According to the 2011 UK Census, Holmpton parish had a population of 228, an increase on the 2001 UK Census figure of 193.
The parish church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building.
The Greenwich Prime Zero meridian line passes through the parish.
In 1823, Holmpton was a parish in the Wapentake of Holderness. The patronage of the parish church was under the King. Population at the time was 256. Occupations included eight farmers, two wheelwrights, a blacksmith, two tailors, a milliner, a shoemaker, a shopkeeper, and the landlord of The Board public house. There was also a schoolmaster, a curate, and a gentleman. A carrier operated between the village and Hull twice weekly.
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Patrington Rural District
Patrington was a rural district in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1894 to 1935.
The district formed the south-eastern part of the county, stretching from Hedon to Spurn.
The district was created by the Local Government Act 1894.
In 1935 the district was abolished by a County Review Order made under the Local Government Act 1929, and the area then formed part of the newly created Holderness Rural District.
Under the Local Government Act 1972 the area became part of the larger Holderness borough in Humberside. Since 1996 it has formed part of a unitary East Riding of Yorkshire.