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Easington, East Riding of Yorkshire

Coordinates:53°39′04″N0°06′50″E/ 53.651157°N 0.114000°E/53.651157; 0.114000
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Easington
Village andcivil parish
Easington High Street
Easington is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Easington
Easington
Location within theEast Riding of Yorkshire
Population691 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceTA398192
•London150 mi (240 km)S
Civil parish
  • Easington
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHULL
Postcode districtHU12
Dialling code01964
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
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53°39′04″N0°06′50″E/ 53.651157°N 0.114000°E/53.651157; 0.114000

Easingtonis a small village andcivil parishin theEast Riding of Yorkshire,England, in the area known asHolderness.A coastal settlement, it is situated between theHumberestuary and theNorth Seaat the south-eastern corner of the county, and at the end of theB1445 roadfromPatrington.The coastal town ofWithernseais approximately 6 miles (10 km) to the north-east.

All Saints' Church, Easington

The civil parish is formed by the village of Easington and thehamletsofKilnsea,Out NewtonandSpurn Head.Bull Sand Fortis administered as part of the parish.[2] According to the2011 UK Census,Easington parish had a population of 691,[1]a small decrease on the2001 UK Censusfigure of 698.[3]

Theparish churchof All Saints' is aGrade I listed building.[4]

In 1823 theecclesiastical parishincumbencywas aperpetual curacyunder thepatronageof theArchbishop of York.The parish had a population of 488, with occupations that included a butcher, a corn miller, a weaver, twoblacksmiths,twowheelwrights,two grocers, three shoemakers, four tailors, twelve farmers, two schoolmasters, a land surveyor, ayeoman,and thelandlordof the Granby's Headpublic house.There were two carriers who operated between the village and Hull weekly.[5]

Many years ago, the parish of Easington included Turmarr, Hoton, Northorpe, Dimlington, Old Kilnsea and Ravenser. These villages have been lost to the ever-encroaching sea, and some had disappeared as early as 1400.[6]

The thatched tithe barn is recorded in theNational Heritage List for Englandas a Grade II*listed building,having been designated in 1987.[7]

Easington is significant for being the birthplace of theAnglo-Canadianpoet and literary scholar,Robin Skelton(1925–97).[8]

Gas terminal[edit]

Easington terminal

Easington is the site of a largenatural gasterminal,Easington Gas Terminal,consisting of two terminals owned and operated byBP:Centrica Storage which processes and stores gas offshore; andGassco,operating the Norway to UKLangeled pipeline.In October 2022, Centrica announced that the underseaRoughnatural gas storagefacility, closed since 2017, was ready for partial re-opening.[9]Since December 2022 the terminal pumps gas to and from the facility, which acts as a reservoir to manage seasonal trends in the supply and demand of gas in the UK.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^abUK Census(2011)."Local Area Report – Easington Parish (1170211168)".Nomis.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved17 February2018.
  2. ^John Morris Associates."Southfield Farm Wind Turbine Landscape and Visual Assessment"(PDF).East Riding of Yorkshire Council. p. 61. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 31 January 2015.Retrieved31 January2015.
  3. ^UK Census(2001)."Local Area Report – Easington Parish (1543504214)".Nomis.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved8 December2018.
  4. ^Historic England."Church of All Saints (1346602)".National Heritage List for England.Retrieved5 March2013.
  5. ^Baines, Edward(1823).History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York.pp. 199, 200.
  6. ^Welton, Michael A. (January 2007)."Easington".Skeals.co.uk.Retrieved23 March2010.
  7. ^Historic England."Tithe Barn (1083473)".National Heritage List for England.Retrieved15 August2013.
  8. ^Crowther, Pete (14 June 2007)."Robin Skelton of Easington, Poet, Literary Scholar and Witch".The Spurn, Kilnsea and Easington Area Local Studies Group. Archived fromthe originalon 31 December 2010.Retrieved2 June2008.
  9. ^"UK's biggest gas storage site reopened to boost winter energy supplies".The Guardian.28 October 2022.Retrieved28 October2022.
  10. ^Lawson, Alex (1 December 2022)."Back online: the retired gas storage site now able to power 1m homes".The Guardian.Retrieved1 December2022.
  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets.East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 5.

External links[edit]

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