Hornsea is a town on the East Yorkshire coast in the UK.
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The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a county in Northern England. At the 2011 United Kingdom census, its population was 334,179.
Hornsea is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The settlement dates to at least the early medieval period. The town was expanded in the Victorian era with the coming of the Hull and Hornsea Railway in 1864. In the First World War the Mere was briefly the site of RNAS Hornsea Mere, a seaplane base. During the Second World War the town and beach was heavily fortified against invasion.
Holderness is an area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, on the east coast of England. An area of rich agricultural land, Holderness was marshland until it was drained in the Middle Ages. Topographically, Holderness has more in common with the Netherlands than with other parts of Yorkshire. To the north and west are the Yorkshire Wolds. The Prime Meridian passes through Holderness just to the east of Patrington and through Tunstall to the north.
Withernsea is a seaside resort town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, and forms the focal point for a wider community of small villages in Holderness. Its most famous landmark is the white inland lighthouse, rising around 127 feet (39 m) above Hull Road. The lighthouse – no longer active – now houses a museum to 1950s actress Kay Kendall, who was born in the town.
Hornsea Mere is the largest freshwater lake in Yorkshire, England, and lies to the west of Hornsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The mere was used as a base for the Royal Naval Air Service and then latterly, the Royal Air Force during the First World War.
Burton Constable is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located approximately 9 miles (14 km) north-east of Hull city centre and 3 miles (5 km) south-east of the village of Skirlaugh.
Wassand is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Hornsea and to the south of the A1035 road.
Ulrome is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) north of the town of Hornsea and on the east side of the B1242 road. The parish includes the village of Lissett. Its area is 1,139.535 hectares, in 2011 had a population of 239, a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 260.
Rise is a village and civil parish in Holderness, the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) east of the town of Beverley and 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Hornsea. It lies to the east of the B1243 road.
Great Hatfield is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-west of Hornsea town centre, and less than 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Little Hatfield.
Staithes railway station was a railway station on the Whitby Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway, that served the villages of Staithes and Dalehouse in North Yorkshire, England. It was opened on 3 December 1883.
The Hull and Hornsea Railway was a branch line in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, which connected the city of Kingston upon Hull with the east coast seaside holiday resort of Hornsea.
Hornsea Town railway station was the terminus of the Hull and Hornsea Railway, and served the seaside town of Hornsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Hornsea Bridge railway station was a station on the Hull and Hornsea Railway and served the seaside town of Hornsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
The Hull and Holderness Railway was a branch line railway in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that connected the city of Kingston upon Hull with the North Sea coast at Withernsea.
The Yorkshire Coast Line is a modern term for the Hull to Scarborough railway line.
The Yorkshire Coast runs from the Tees estuary to the Humber estuary, on the east coast of England. The cliffs at Boulby are the highest on the east coast of England, rising to 660 feet (200 m) above the sea level.
Hornsea Wind Farm is a Round 3 wind farm which began construction in 2018. Phase one was completed in January 2021, with a capacity of 1,218 MW, making it the largest in the world on its completion. Sited in the North Sea 120 km (75 mi) off the east coast of England, the eventual wind farm group is planned to have a total capacity of up to 6 gigawatt (GW).
RNAS Hornsea Mere,, was a Royal Navy Air Service seaplane base located on Hornsea Mere, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The mere was utilised for seaplane due to its proximity to the sea, but additionally, its still water which made it easier to launch the planes. Initially used as a relief site, the base became a full station in 1918, and was vacated in 1919. many of the original buildings and earthworks survive into the modern day.
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