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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]
Wenceslas Hollar's map of Hull, c. 1640 with walls and castle shown. (up is east) The fortifications of Kingston upon Hull consisted of three major constructions: the brick built Hull town walls, first established in the early 14th century (), with four main gates, several posterngates, and up to thirty towers at its maximum extent; Hull Castle, on the east bank of the River Hull, protecting ...
Toggle Within Hull unitary authority subsection. 1.1 East Hull. 1.2 West Hull. 2 Outside the unitary authority. Toggle Outside the unitary authority subsection. 2.1 ...
A 17th century map by Wenceslaus Hollar showing position of various staithes in the Haven and the fortifications of the City Wall.. Hull lies at a naturally advantageous position for a port on the north side of the Humber Estuary, to the west of a bend southwards giving rise to (on average) deeper water; and the River Hull flows out into the Humber at the same point.
Hull is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, located on a peninsula at the southern edge of Boston Harbor. Its population was 10,072 at the 2020 census . [ 1 ] Hull is the smallest town by land area in Plymouth County and the eleventh smallest in the state. [ 2 ]
Hull is a city in Sioux County, Iowa. The population was 2,384 at the time of the 2020 census. [2] History. The first settlers in the Hull area arrived in 1872. [3]
Yorkshire and the Humber. Yorkshire and the Humber is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. [a] The population in 2021 was 5,480,774 [3] with its largest settlements being Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Hull, and York.
Hull City Council, or Kingston upon Hull City Council, is the local authority for the city of Kingston upon Hull (generally known as Hull) in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Hull has had a council since 1299, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1996 the council has been a unitary authority, being ...