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Hedon is a small town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hedon</span> Town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Hedon is a town and civil parish in Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of Hull city centre. It lies to the north of the A1033 road at the crossroads of the B1240 and B1362 roads. It is particularly noted for the parish church of St. Augustine, known as the 'King of Holderness', which is a Grade I listed building.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hedon railway station</span> Disused railway station in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Hedon railway station is a disused railway station on the North Eastern Railway's Hull and Holderness Railway on the northern edge of Hedon in the 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 and to freight on 3 June 1968.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hedon Aerodrome</span> Former Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hedon Haven</span> River and port in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Hedon Haven is a waterway that connected the Humber Estuary with the port of Hedon, in Holderness, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The waterway allowed ships to unload at the port in Hedon, which was also known as Hedon Haven and had, at its peak, three canalised arms that stretched into the town. The port at Hedon was the main port for south Holderness between the 12th and 13th centuries, and was the busiest port in Holderness before the docks at Hull were built.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hedon Town Hall</span> Municipal building in Hedon, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

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