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Ottringham railway station is a disused railway station on the North Eastern Railway's Hull and Holderness Railway to the north of Ottringham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
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Ottringham
Ottringham is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 12 miles (19 km) to the east of Hull city centre and 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Withernsea. It lies on the A1033 road from Hull to Withernsea.
According to the 2011 UK census, Ottringham parish had a population of 597, a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 637.
In 1823 parish inhabitants numbered 637. Occupations included twelve farmers, some of whom were land owners, four shoemakers, three grocers, two tailors, two wheelwrights, a blacksmith, a corn miller, a horse dealer, and the landlord of the White Horse public house. Two carriers operated between the village and Hull, South Frodingham, Holmpton, and Skeckling, on Tuesdays and Fridays. Letters were received and sent on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays by Wing's caravan [accommodation coach]. A Methodist chapel existed, built in 1815.
The name Ottringham possibly derives from the Old English Oteringashām or Oteringhām, meaning 'village of Oter's people' or 'village at the otter place'.
The parish church of St Wilfrid is a Grade I listed building. In November 2024 the church was placed on the Heritage at Risk Register by Historic England who gave a grant to start repairs.
Ottringham was served from 1854 to 1964 by Ottringham railway station on the Hull and Holderness Railway.
During the Second World War, in 1943, the BBC built a transmitting station at Ottringham, called BBC Ottringham or OSE5. Its purpose was to counter the increase in German jamming signals, and to broadcast propaganda into Germany. Following the end of the war, and with lack of funds, the station was deconstructed in 1953 and its transmitters moved to Droitwich.
In 1958 a Ham class minesweeper HMS Ottringham was named after the village.
Ottringham contains two public houses and a service garage. It is close to a main bus route.
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Halsham
Halsham is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Withernsea town centre and it lies south of the B1362 road.
According to the 2011 UK census, Halsham parish had a population of 255, a decrease on the 2001 UK census figure of 260.
The name Halsham derives from the Old English halshām meaning 'village on a neck of land'.
The parish church of All Saints was designated a Grade I listed building in 1966 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England. To the east of the church is a Mausoleum of the Constable family which is designated as a Grade II* listed building. Halsham House, a former school, dates to the late 16th century.
HMS Halsham, a Ham class of inshore minesweeper, was named after the village.
In 1823 inhabitants in the village numbered 315. Occupations included sixteen farmers, three wheelwrights, a bricklayer, a grocer, a blacksmith, and the landlord of the Sun public house. A carrier operated between the village and Hull on Tuesdays. The village was described as consisting of "chiefly a number of respectable farm houses, scattered at irregular distances from each other." The mausoleum to the Constable family is described as of stone, with polished white marble facing, with, at its centre, a monument to Sir William Constable (Historic England credits it to Sir Edward; Pevsner to Sir William), built at a cost of £10,000. Sir John Constable of Kirby Knowle in 1584 left 80/- (shillings) per year from his estate to be paid out in perpetuity: 20/- for the education of eight poor children with a further 24/- for their satchels and books; 32/- for eight poor men; and 4/- for two poor women. He provided for a hospital for the use of the poor men and women of the parish.
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Keyingham railway station
Keyingham railway station is a disused railway station on the North Eastern Railway's Hull and Holderness Railway to the north of Keyingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was opened by the Hull and Holderness Railway on 27 June 1854. The station was closed to passengers on 19 October 1964.
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Halsham House
Halsham House is a historic building in the village of Halsham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade II listed building originally established as a school and schoolhouse in the late 16th century and later converted into a private residence.