Easington, East Riding of Yorkshire
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 Easington
Easington shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire |
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| Population | 691 (2011 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | TA398192 |
| – London | 150 mi (240 km) S |
| Civil parish | Easington |
| Unitary authority | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Ceremonial county | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HULL |
| Postcode district | HU12 |
| Dialling code | 01964 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Beverley and Holderness |
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Easington is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in the area known as Holderness. A coastal settlement, it is situated between the Humber estuary and the North Sea at the south-eastern corner of the county, and at the end of the B1445 road from Patrington. The coastal town of Withernsea is approximately 6 miles (10 km) to the north-east.
The civil parish is formed by the village of Easington and the hamlets of Kilnsea, Out Newton and Spurn Head. Bull Sand Fort is administered as part of the parish.[2] According to the 2011 UK Census, Easington parish had a population of 691,[1] a small decrease on the 2001 UK Census figure of 698.[3]
The parish church of All Saints' is a Grade I listed building.[4]
In 1823 the ecclesiastical parish incumbency was a perpetual curacy under the patronage of the Archbishop of York. The parish had a population of 488, with occupations that included a butcher, a corn miller, a weaver, two blacksmiths, two wheelwrights, two grocers, three shoemakers, four tailors, twelve farmers, two schoolmasters, a land surveyor, a yeoman, and the landlord of the Granby's Head public house. There were two carriers who operated between the village and Hull weekly.[5]
Easington is the site of a large natural gas terminal, Easington Gas Terminal, consisting of two terminals owned and operated by BP, Centrica Storage which processes and stores gas offshore, and Gassco, operating the Norward to UK "Langeled pipeline".
Easington is significant for being the birthplace of the Anglo-Canadian poet and literary scholar, Robin Skelton (1925–97).[6]
Much of the parish has been lost to the sea in the past, including the villages of Turmarr, Hoton, Northorpe, Dimlington, Old Kilnsea and Ravenser - some of which were lost by the end of the year 1400.[7]
The thatched tithe barn is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building, having been designated in 1987.[8]
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - All Saints' Church
- Easington in the Domesday Book
